papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (03/15/88)
I just found the following in the last issue of Computer & Software News (March 14, 1988): "Return to the education market -- -- COMMODORE INTERNATIONAL SLASHES AMIGA PRICE Commodore International is offering teachers its Amiga 500 cpu for $99.95 in the second phase of its re-instituted education program. Available only through Comodore Dealers, the unit typically carries a list price of $699.95. For teachers who take advantage of the offer, however, they must also purchase a Commodore 1084 color monitor, an A1010 external 3.5-inch floppy-disk drive, and an 8501 memory expansion board to expand the unit to 1 Mbyte RAM. The total package is priced at $999.80". And this was in the same issue: "The first IBM-licensed Micro-Channel clone may soon hit the European market. The manufacturer of the machine? IBM sources indicate it could be COMMODORE, which may have a unit out within the next 60 days. Commodore insiders, meanwhile, acknowledge that talks on licensing the Micro Channel from IBM have taken place. However they mum on additional details." Enjoy. -- Marco