Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!rutgers!att!tsdiag!pedsga!mikes From: mikes@pedsga.UUCP (Mike Shulman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Buying an ST in Europe for US - should I? Message-ID: <959@pedsga.UUCP> Date: 18 Aug 89 21:24:16 GMT Reply-To: mikes@pedsga.UUCP (Mike Shulman,SPCSYS,7586) Organization: Concurrent Computer Corp., Tinton Falls, N.J. Lines: 28 Hello everyone! I've been considering getting a mega ST for a while now. Well, next week I will be going to Germany for 2 weeks and I was wondering.... I've heard that ST's are MUCH cheaper in Germany then in US. Is that true? If it is, would it take much to get a German-made ST to work in US? Would it simply involve moving some jumper on the mother board from 50 to 60 Hz? What about the monitor (color and mono)? I presume all the docs will be in German, but I guess I could photocopy them from somebody here in US. What about OS prompts, error messages, etc. Will they all be in German as well? Can that be changed? Is there anything else I am missing? Does anybody know what's the $ limit on "souvenirs" you can bring back to US before you have to pay a tarrif? These questions are probably just hypothetical, since after paying for this Europe trip I will not be able to afford a new computer. (Unless one of you German STers can recommend a REALLY cheap store that takes credit cards. I will definitely be in Frankfurt and Berlin. I'll also be traveling all over Europe on Eurail pass, so no city is out of reach!) Thanks in advance for your responses! Mike -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike ShulmanUUCP: princeton!rutgers!petsd!pedsga!mikes Internet: mikes@tinton.ccur.com