jec@iuvax.UUCP (10/09/85)
I did some research in the Computer Shopper (October), and here are some
interesting numbers from the ads listing 520STs for "$CALL":
Company 520ST w/COLOR B&W
------- ----- -------
Dyscom Computers p. 178 $770 (*) $650 (*)
1279 Tumbleweed NE (see below) (see below)
Uniontown, OH 44685
(216) 877-1197
Computer Creations p. 260 $839 $689
P.O. Box 493
Dayton, OH 45459
(800) 824-7506
Lyco Computer p. 17 $860 $679
P.O. Box 5088
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(800) 233-8760
White House Computer p. 181 $870 $749
P.O. Box 4025
Williamsport, PA 17701
(800) 351-3442
Scottsdale Systems Ltd. p. 5 $899 $699
617 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite B
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
(602) 941-5856
Explanation of (*):
Atari's warranty procedure seems to be kind of strange -- I guess they're
leaving it up to the dealer. Most dealers are including a warranty in the
quoted price, but Dyscom Computers is NOT; they're charging 5% of the
purchase price for a 90-day warranty. I don't know what it covers.
All these prices include the unit, the mouse, a disk drive, and the standard
O.S. software.
I asked some of these places if they sold the Developer's package ($300 from
Atari), and Computer Creations said they have something called the
"Development C Package" for 90. The guy on the order line doesn't know what
is in it, and I'm not going to pay to find out.
DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated with any of the companies cited here, nor
with Atari or the publisher of the Computer Shopper. The prices
listed here were obtained either from published material or from
telephone calls to the companies listed, and are provided only
as a service to interested people.
James E. Conley Usenet: {ihnp4,pur-ee,purdue}!iuvax!jec
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