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From: gurman@umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph B. Gurman)
Subject: Re: vx -> centris upgrade price
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 14:29:09 GMT
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jebg9667@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Johann E. Beda) writes:

>Anyone have a price quote/vendor for the vx to centris 650 upgrade?
>I've been quoted a price of $2401 till August 15th after which it will
>cost $2732.  This of course doesn't include the trade-in rebate of
>$1300 for the vx board.  Thus for $1101 one gets a Centris 650, 8 meg
>onboard with both the FPU and Ethernet.  Anyone else have any info?
>This price is from the University of Illinois micro-order center, are
>there any other vendors who offer similar prices?

    Falcon Microsystems of Landover MD, the sole Apple-authorized
reseller to the federal government, has similar "open market" prices.
The upgrade is too new to be on General Services Adminsitration schedule
yet.
						Joe Gurman
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