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From: dross@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (david ross)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: anyone heard of "Amstrad" pc clone?
Keywords: amstrad, pc clone
Message-ID: <595@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU>
Date: 7 Dec 88 19:58:16 GMT
References: <401500bd.14dc3@gogol> <23715@amdcad.AMD.COM> <17917@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: dross@ub.d.umn.edu.UUCP (david ross)
Organization: University of Minnesota, Duluth
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In article <17917@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu writes:
>In article <23715@amdcad.AMD.COM> phil@diablo.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes:
>> [ ... Amstrads are not a good value (paraphrasure) ...]
>
>  [ ... Amstrads are rubbish (paraphrasure) ... ]

I'm not an Amstrad owner, but my brother in laws is, and I almost bought one.
They're reasonably nice entry-level machines.  They outsell *every* other
PC clone (including IBM) in Europe.  True, they're a bit plastic, but that's
only a problem if you intend to drop the machine a lot!

The price is quite reasonable, especially considering the software included.
When I was pricing them out last summer, I found one place willing to give
me the configuration I wanted (monographic, 1 3.5" drive, 1 5.25" drive)
for $850.  I only decided against it because I want more slots than the
Amstrad makes available.

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