hgcjr@utastro.UUCP (Harold G. Corwin Jr.) (11/22/85)
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I'm in the market for a PC-AT clone. The cheapest that I've seen
so far is made by PC's Limited here in Austin. The configuration
that I want, with prices that I was quoted on 15 Nov, is as follows:
Basic machine with 30286 processor, 1024K and clock/ $1995
calendar with battery backup on mother board, running
at 6MHz (8MHz optional, add $5.00), seven open expansion
slots, US-made buses in same configuration as IBM's PC-AT,
IBM keyboard, Teac or Mitsubishi 1.2M floppy drive, 192W
power supply, 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port.
Options (prices include installation by PC's Limited):
Seagate ST4038 20M (sub-40ms, auto park/lock) hard disc $ 695
Teac or Mitsubishi 360K floppy drive $ 110
Hercules-compatible graphics board $ 159
30287 coprocessor $ 195
Amdek 310A or Princeton MAX-12 monitor $ 165(A)
$ 180(P)
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Total $3319(A)
$3334(P)
This package beats the next best price I've seen (a student/staff/
faculty discount on a Zenith Z-200) by over $1000, and is less than
half of what I was quoted for an IBM at Computercraft.
It all seems to me to be too good to be true. If anyone has any
experience with this machine or with PC's Limited, good or bad,
I'd appreciate an email note about it. If there is enough response,
I'll summarize to the net.
Many thanks!
Harold G. Corwin, Jr.
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Dept. of Astronomy, RLM 15.308, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1083