noel@uokmax.uucp (Bamf) (05/05/90)
>I would like to sell my Amiga 500 setup, which includes the following: >Amiga 500, 512K expansion, External Drive, 1084 Color Monitor >with: Joystick, Monitor Tilt-swivel base, cable to hook Amiga to stereo. >Software: Sword of Sodan, Space Ace, Populus, Operation Wolf, Rawcopy 1.3 > Amiga 500 Appetizer Software (Word Processor, Art Program, etc) > >I think a good deal is at least $1000. I don't. $800 would be pushing reality. In case you folks missed it the first time around, here are the REAL educational discount prices from Commodore (to the best of my knowledge, that is...) [ stolen from the extended intro to comp.sys.amiga, and other articles] ======================================================================= >From uunet!cwjcc!uccba!ucqais!ggibeau Wed Feb 21 13:25:44 EST 1990 >From: ggibeau@ucqais.uc.edu (AMOEBOID) >Subject: (,EDU) Educational Pricing and INFO and >From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) >Message-ID: <1990May4.193652.6527@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> >Date: 4 May 90 19:36:52 GMT Bundle Components Retail Educational A500 CPU, A501 512K ram A1010 3.5" external floppy A1084 RGB color monitor $1,696 $799 A2000 CPU A2288D XT bridgeboard A1084 RGB color monitor A2010 2nd internal 3.5" floppy $3,196 $1,599 A2000 HD/1 CPU A2286D AT Bridgeboard A1084 RGB COlor Monitor $4,697 $2,579 A2500/30 68030 CPU A2286D AT Bridgeboard A1084 RGB Color Monitor $6,697 $3,679 A3000 (16MHz, 40MB) + AmigaVision + A1950: $2,599, 36.6% off A3000 (25MHz, 40MB) + AmigaVision + A1950: $3,039, 36.6% off Individual Pricing: A3000/16: $2,179, 34% off A3000/25/40: $2,619, 34.5% off A3000/25/100: $3,059, 32% off There is also special pricing on components, BUT, individuals CANNOT buy components UNLESS they also purchase a bundle at the same time. Component Educational $$ A500 $479 A2000C $1,139 A2000HD/1 $1,619 A2500/30 $2,819 A1084 $259 A501 $129 A590 $519 A2058 $519 A2630 $1,429 A1010 $189 A2010 $129 A2091-40 $589 A2088D $449 A2086D $1,039 A1680 $99 A2232 $259 A2300 $259 A520 $29 All orders are subject to approval by CBM. You also pay appropriate taxes based on the state in which you are placing the order from, plus $15 S/H. You need to obtain a Education Purchase Plan Order Form from your dealer, fill it out and have it signed by an official from you institution, have your dealer also sign it, and send it along with a certified check for the requisite amount to CBM Educational. You are limited to 1 bundle system per year (for individuals). Delivery should take about 2 weeks. You are a Qualified End User if you are: A. A faculty or other staff member directly involved in the educational process at a Qualified Educational Institution. B. A student enrolled in a course of study at a post-secondary Qualified Educational Institution, and are certified by the Institution as making significant progress towards a degree. Definition of a Qualified Education Institution: A. An elementary or secondary school (pre-kindergarten through 12th grade) accredited by the State Board of Education or a relevant accrediting agency; B. A vocational, technical or post-secondary school accredited by 1) one of the six regional accrediting agencies of higher education, 2) an authorized state government department, or 3) an agency or association recognized by such department for such purpose; or C. A special Education school or institution approved by a federal, state or local government department or agency empowered to grant such approval by legislation governing special education. Such a school or institution must have, as its primary mission, a teaching mission which is 1) academic, vocational or rehabilitational, 2) special training, or 3) a combination thereof. Classes and training must be conducted by teachers or specialists certified as being qualified in Special Education. -- /* Dis'claimer, dat'claimer to look | noel@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu [129.15.20.2] at 'em, you'd never know the diff. | ----You want it should sing too?---- */ "Those crocodile tears, ain't tears of pain, look a little closer, thats acid rain." - EJ
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (05/05/90)
In article <1990May4.235651.10057@uokmax.uucp> noel@uokmax.uucp (Bamf) writes: >There is also special pricing on components, BUT, individuals >CANNOT buy components UNLESS they also purchase a bundle at the >same time. > Don't tell me the intro has it wrong as well! FOR THE 96TH TIME: YOU CAN BUY INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS AS LONG AS YOU BUY A CPU. BUNDLE, SHMUNDLE. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. IF YOU BUY AN A500, A2000, A2000HD, A2500 OR AN A3000 YOU CAN BUY ANYTHING YOU LIKE ON DISCOUNT! Sorry bout the caps but this keeps coming up and it seems to keep getting done all wrong! -- Ethan Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu "If Commodore had to market sushi they'd call it `raw cold fish'" -- The Bandito, inevitably stolen from someone else