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- Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!newsroom.utas.edu.au!probitas!pad
- From: pad@probitas.cs.utas.edu.au (Paul A Daniels)
- Subject: Re: Aus Special soon (WAS: 040 prices)
- Message-ID: <pad.713686048@probitas>
- Keywords: 040, prices, RCS special offer soon
- Sender: news@newsroom.utas.edu.au
- Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
- References: <1992Aug12.154903.15218@CAM.ORG>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 06:07:28 GMT
- Lines: 72
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- In <1992Aug12.154903.15218@CAM.ORG> menzies@CAM.ORG (Stephen Menzies) writes:
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- >>jim@lillee.cs.curtin.edu.au (Jim McGrady) said:
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- >>Hi All
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- >>I've been pricing A2000 040 accelerators here in Australia; I'm looking at
- >>$A3500 ($US2500) for a fusion forty !!!!
- >>Other makes are similarly priced.
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- >>This sounds REALLY high to me. Can someone mail me the names of some good
- >>US or Canadian mail order retailers and their prices ?
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- >>Thanks in Advance
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- >>Jim
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- >They sounded high to me too I showed your message to RCS and their
- >marketing manager thought so also.
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- >As a result of message, RCS will be putting together a Amiga User
- >Group Member offer specifically for Australian users. The offer should
- >be availible within a month's time (likely by the end of the month).
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- >I am told the offer will be exactly the same as the previous special
- >offer they made to US Club members. That offer was for $995 US/0meg
- >(plus duty, taxes, shipping). While the extra costs are the responsibility
- >of the buyer, RCS will investigate these costs beforehand and inform
- >potential buyers what to expect. Regardless, they are quite confident
- >that the total cost will be significantly less than those you quoted.
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- >I am told they will offer the same price on 32bit ram ,ie:4meg/175US.
- >The US special offer also included special prices on several softwares.
- >I do not know at this time whether these will be included in the
- >Australian special offer.
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- >When this offer is availible I will post full details. Perhaps someone
- >can indicate to me the appropriate ..aus newsgroup.
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- >Also, If any users in Australia wish have their user group informed of
- >the special when availible, please send me the complete snail-mail
- >address via *private email*(!). Please do not post addresses etc to the
- >newsgroups. It would be helpful if someone could send me a full list
- >with addresses of Aus User Groups.
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- >If anyone wishes to contact RCS directly
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- >RCS
- >120 McGill Street,
- >Montreal, Quebec
- >Canada H2Y 2E5
- >tel:514-871-4924
- >fax:514-871-4926
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- >thanks,
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- >Stephen
- >--
- >Stephen Menzies
- >#Internet: menzies@CAM.ORG
- >#Fidonet : Stephen Menzies @ 1:167/265
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- Lots of cheering in the background :) :) :)
-
- Paul.
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