kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) (08/18/90)
I was delighted to hear about AMD's $99 80C287. Finally,
semi-reasonable pricing on math coprocessors. Image my shock when I
just priced 8087s. Six months ago, I bought 4 of 10MHz versions for
$195 each. Now, the best price I've seen is $205 for the 8MHz part, and
$270 for the 10MHz part. (One guy offered $170 for the 8MHz part, but
with an 8 to 12 week wait).
Does anybody know where I can get 8 MHz parts for some more
reasonable price? I need 4 more, but will take as many as 6 if that's
what it takes to get the good price.
Thanks in advance.
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96.37% of all statistics are made up.psrc@mtunq.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm) (08/19/90)
Where've you been looking? The back pages of Byte, PC, PC Week, or Infoworld all have much better prices than what you quoted. Microprocessors Unlimited (24,000 S. Pretoria Ave., Beggs, OK, 74421, 918-267-4961) carries 8087-2's (the 8MHz part) for $120. CompuAdd (12303 Technology Blvd, Austin, TX, 78727, 800-288-3483, or at a CompuAdd retail store near you) has 8087's on sale; $89 for 5 MHz, $129 for 8 MHz, and $159 for 10 MHz. PC Connection (6 Mill St., Marlow, NH, 03456, 800-243-8088) has them for a comparable price. I've heard good things about all three firms, and have done business with the latter two. Paul S. R. Chisholm, AT&T Bell Laboratories att!mtunq!psrc, psrc@mtunq.att.com, AT&T Mail !psrchisholm I'm not speaking for the company, I'm just speaking my mind.