perand@admin.kth.se (Per Andersson) (08/13/90)
Hi. I'm about to buy a 386sx board, by mail order from the US. This seems to be the far cheapest way to get a usable computer. I'd like to hear comments on where to get it from. Cheapes, best for $$$ and so on. The best so far seems to be $299, from First Computer systems, seen in the August number of Byte. Also is there other magazines I should be reading ? Per -- --- Per Andersson Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden perand@admin.kth.se, @nada.kth.se
aceverj@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Jaap Verhage) (08/14/90)
In article <1990Aug12.213720.7460@kth.se> perand@admin.kth.se (Per Andersson) writes: >Hi. > >I'm about to buy a 386sx board, by mail order from the US. This seems to be >the far cheapest way to get a usable computer. I'd like to hear comments on >where to get it from. Cheapes, best for $$$ and so on. The best so far seems >to be $299, from First Computer systems, seen in the August number of Byte. [...] Ah ... ah ... ah ... now WHY don't I EVER see prices like that in Holland? It just ain't fair, man, all you 'mericanos buyin' all them cheapies 'cause you's with so many. Tell ya somethin'? I bought an Intel 80287-10, few days ago, for 700 (seven hundred) real Dutch Florins. That's roughly 450 (fouw hunnerd!) US $$$ ! Ah, we poor Dutch ... small country ... sob ...