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- From: stuartb@spider.co.uk (Stuart Boutell)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: A3000 owners haven't lost out! (Was Re: New Acorn Kit ...)
- Summary: A3000 people have not been conned - they can Arm 3 upgrade.
- Keywords: A3000
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.160208.696@spider.co.uk>
- Date: 28 Aug 92 16:02:08 GMT
- References: <1992Aug27.105342.25467@cs.hw.ac.uk> <10380@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk> <1992Aug28.095612.3481@cs.hw.ac.uk>
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- Organization: Spider Systems Limited, Edinburgh, UK
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- In article <1992Aug28.095612.3481@cs.hw.ac.uk> neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite) writes:
- >Buy and A3000 with colour monitor now and get free RISCOS 3.1 when it comes out
- >for ~700 UKpounds (educ price ??) it's a REALLY good deal. 2 months later,
- >out pop 2 better spec'd A30x0 machines at a cheaper price with RISCOS 3.1
- >anyway.
- >
- >If that was me, I'd be fairly pissed off.
-
- Oh, I don't know - at least the A3000 owners can stick an ARM3/Future
- processor upgrades in their machines...
-
- As far as I can see, the A30x0 and A40x0 owners won't be able to have
- similar processor upgrades, unless the upgrade board includes the VIDC,
- MEMC, IOC and IOEC stuff too...
-
- > As would recent A5000 buyers when
- >they hear of the #100 UKpounds reduction (not before time and not enough
- >of a price cut, though in the right direction).
-
- I agree with the price cut sentiments!
-
- >Neil
-
- StuartB
-
- Opinions are my own, etc
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- Stuart Boutell, Spider Systems Ltd, Edinburgh - stuartb@spider.co.uk
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