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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
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Reply-To: dave@dms3b1.UUCP (Dave Hanna)
Organization: Daltech MicroSystems, Dallas
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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


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