Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!agate!ig!uwmcsd1!bbn!mit-eddie!killer!gtmvax!dms3b1!dave From: dave@dms3b1.UUCP (Dave Hanna) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: upgrading graphics on only the HIGH END machines Summary: $500 delta for one floppy ??? Message-ID: <125@dms3b1.UUCP> Date: 8 Jul 88 17:08:35 GMT References: <3174@louie.udel.EDU> <58591@sun.uucp> <150@quintus.UUCP> <58810@sun.uucp> <660@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> <59170@sun.uucp> Reply-To: dave@dms3b1.UUCP (Dave Hanna) Organization: Daltech MicroSystems, Dallas Lines: 20 In article <59170@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) writes: [Stuff about market perception and proposed A1500 system deleted] >The base price of the system unit with one floppy is $995. A complete ^^^^^ >two floppy system sells for $1495, the hard disk system (w/40 Meg ^^^^^^ >hard disk) sells for $1895. That's a $500 delta for addition of a single floppy? I expanded my 2000 by buying a IBM-style 3.5" floppy for $89.95 from Soft Warehouse (local IBM discount house) and dropping it in. Why should it be so expensive? >--Chuck McManis -- Dave Hanna, Daltech MicroSystems | "Do or do not -- There is no try" P.O. Box 584, Bedford, TX 76095 | - Yoda (214) 358-4534 (817) 540-1524 | UUCP: ...!killer!gtmvax!dave |