wkb@cbnews.att.com (Wm. Keith Brummett) (01/09/91)
Recently I asked for opinions on the following ad in a Damark (catalog
liquidator) catalog:
>> On the cover of the December '90 Damark International, Inc. catalog,
>> there is a KLH '386 system for sale. Specs are:
>>
>> - 25 MHz '386 w/ 64K cache, expandable to 128K
>> - 1M RAM, expandable to 8M on the motherboard
>> - one 1.2M floppy drive and one 1.44M floppy drive
>> - one 80M, 28mS hard drive
>> - one 8-bit slot, six 16-bit slots, one 32-bit slot
>> - six 1/2-height drive bays (five exposed front)
>> - two serial ports, one parallel port
>> - 101-key AT keyboard
>> - 16-bit VGA card: 800x600, 256K
>> - color VGA analog monitor: 14", .31mm, 640x480
>> - MS-DOS 4.01 included
>> - instructional video tape for setup included
>> - factory new, one year warranty
>>
>> - price: $1999.99 + $69 S&H (claimed mfr sugg retail $5194.00)
Well, these are the responses I got. Not really encouraging.
> From: Dr Prabhaker Mateti <pmateti@eve.wright.edu>
> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 91 11:04:15 EST
> Subject: Re: Damark - KLH '386 system
> Organization: Wright State University
>
> ... In Dayton <Ohio>, both Sam's Warehouse Club and Office America
> stores carry KLH computers at prices similar to DAK's. ...
> I do not think this KLH is related to KLH of hi-fi speakers etc.
> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 91 11:49 CST
> From: Buckaroo Bonzai and the Team of Baker Street Irregulars
> <ELEE6WK@jetson.uh.edu>
> Subject: Damark - KLH '386 system...glorified clone
>
> ----------------------
> Lots of drive bays is not a problem. Go with a tower configuration,
> and you will have at least 6 h/h bays available with some full height
> 5.25 recessed bays.
> ----------------------
> KLH, I believe, is owned by the same holding company that owns
> entertainment marketing, a cut rate - we don't know what it is, i'll
> sell it to you at this price - wholesale electronics and computer firm
> based in dallas with offices in houston and elsewhere. The price from
> Damark isn't bad. I know that I can match or beat the price (I work
> for UBM in Houston, TX, a computer manufacturer thats been around
> since '84).
>
> If you're interested in a comparitive price quote on this, give me a
> call thursday or later and i will have some info for you. Or perhaps
> I can email it back to you.
>
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> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 91 11:34:55 PST
> From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
> Subject: Re: Damark - KLH '386 system
> Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA.
>
> Note that you will have to upgrade the VGA card to 512K before you can
> use 800 X 600 mode (16 color).
> From: John DuBois <johnd@sco.COM>
> Date: Wed, 02 Jan 91 13:13:28 PST
> Subject: Re: Damark - KLH '386 system
> Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
>
> I called DAMARK about this system... they had zilch info that
> wasn't in the ad. If you get any replies to your posting I'd appreciate
> it if you could pass them on. Thanks!
> From: dwm@msc.edu (Don Mears)
> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 91 12:29:07 -0600
> Subject: Subject: Re: Damark - KLH '386 system
>
> Sorry, I don't know anything about the KLH system.
> Last time I looked, I think I could put together a 33Mhz 386 system
> for about $2200. $1200 for the base system + $400 for SVGA + $500
> for 80MB disk or $800 for 200MB disk.
>
> I ended up not buying anything. I don't know if any of this stuff works
> together:
>
> A-tronic A-tronic NICware NICware KM Tech
> (unassmbld) (unassmbld) (Tower) (MiniTower)
>
> Motherboard, 0K 800.00 800.00 825.00 825.00 995.00
> 4MB memory, 70ns 220.00 220.00 240.00 240.00 240.00
> Large tower case 165.00 165.00 * 175.00
> Keyboard 45.00 45.00 * * 80.00
>
> _ System Prices _
> / \
> BASIC SYSTEM TOTAL: 1230.00 1230.00 1380.00 1235.00 1490.00
>
> EXTRAS...
>
> Floppy drive 65.00 65.00 70.00
> Connors 200MB IDE drv 880.00 899.00
> IDE/flop controller 45.00
>
> VGA card 98.00 98.00
> .29mm CTX VGA monitor 295.00 295.00
>
> 2613.00 1688.00
Oh, well ... -- Keith
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