laird@think.com (Laird Popkin) (03/20/91)
The latest news regarding the Portfolio is that apprently the list price has been dropped to $299. The rumor aspect of this is that Atari may markedly increase distribution through mass merchandisers, who tend to discount, so if you don't mind buying a computer from someone who knows _nothing_ about computers, you might be able to find a Portfolio for $200-250 within a month or so. My personal guess is that the price drop for the Portfolio with 128K is a prelude to introducing a more expensive, 512K Portfolio. By the way, thanks for the info on the Smith Corona cards. They seem to be a lot cheaper than Atari's cards! I just love mass production and competition... - Laird
bruceb@informix.com (Bruce Barr) (03/21/91)
In article <1991Mar20.152350.16892@Think.COM> laird@think.com (Laird Popkin) writes: >The latest news regarding the Portfolio is that apprently the list price >has been dropped to $299. According to press releases I saw this is already official. >My personal guess is that the price drop for the Portfolio with 128K is a >prelude to introducing a more expensive, 512K Portfolio. I think this would have happened at Cebit last week in Hannover, Germany. I didn't hear anything about it and I do have some european connections. Could be though. I know some people internal to Atari have special models that have 512K... >By the way, thanks for the info on the Smith Corona cards. They seem to be >a lot cheaper than Atari's cards! I just love mass production and >competition... > >- Laird Do the Smith Corona cards work in the Atari? I hadn't read anything definite about them... I second your sentiment regarding mass production and competition... Cheers, BB