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- From: armraab@bbn.hp.com (#Armin-Patrick Raab)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: *** More stunning incompetence from Escom UK ***
- Date: 4 Apr 1996 17:39:07 GMT
- Organization: Hewlett Packard GmbH Germany
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- Andrew George Elia (odin@dcs.qmw.ac.uk) wrote:
-
- > Computing and CU Amiga will have noticed that Escom UK are offering a
- > trade-in deal for your old A500/600. This would be a great idea. The
-
- They're not only doing this in the UK, but also in Germany.
-
- > really means is "it's a good chance to finally be rid of them". I
- > strongly doubt that Escom will be getting any more Amigas in, not even
-
- Well, over here in Germany it's not only the ESCOM shops making this offer,
- it's also in several other shops who sell the Amiga machines.
- I think that's a very good move and me and my sister are going to sell
- her old A500 plus monitor on Saturday and swap it in against a new 1200HD
- plus new monitor plus software. I don't care about the old machines.
-
- Man, this is the offer people were waiting for at old Commodore days.
- Remember them saying "maybe there will be some kind of upgrade program"?
- Now there IS one, at a reasonable price.
-
- > even a loss of 50 quid is nothing, because after the big screw up around
- > Christmas by Escom UK, they thought that they'd try and sell them back to
-
- Again, this has nothing to do with Escom UK, it's over here as well, so
- it probably just is an upgrade offer pushed by AT and executed by the
- shops selling Amiga's (although the advert is from Escom).
-
- [ LOTS OF SPECULATION DELETED ]
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- So, I have to say that I feel quite positive about that. No moaning from
- my side.
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- Best Regards,
- Armin
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- "Ich sah zwei Rosen, die man schnitt. "I saw two roses being cut,
- Die erste fiel so rot wie Blut, the first one fell as red as blood,
- die zweite schwarz wie Ru▐." the second black as soot."
- Armin Kerr Armin Kerr
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