Article-I.D.: well.331
Posted: Mon Dec 9 01:18:49 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Dec-85 03:04:07 EST
References: <608@unisoft.UUCP> <112@ulowell.UUCP>
Organization: Whole Earth Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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In article <112@ulowell.UUCP>, page@ulowell.UUCP (Bob Page) writes:
>
> I called Tecmar sales this morning; they quoted me US$799 for the T-card
> with 256KB and US$999 for the T-card with 1MB. The T-disk will be US$1495.
> Both will be available "at the end of this month." The other two periphs
> (tape, modem) are due around Jan and Feb, respectively.
>
Gawd. $799 for a 256K expansion? $200 more just to add $75 worth of chips?
And $1495 for a hard disk???? I would have expected to see something closer to
$300 for the 256K, $450 for the 1M, and at most $800 for the hard disk, $1000
for 20 Megs. There's only one word for those prices . . . ( :-) )
Seriously, at this point I would recommend STRONGLY that people stay clear
of Tecmar, until prices go down, equipment is REALLY available, and there is
a clear record of reliability established.
--
Mike Farren
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