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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: What computer to buy ?
To: tom@sdf.com (Tom Samplonius)
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 12:46:42 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: Anthony.Kimball@East.Sun.COM, steve@visint.co.uk,
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Tom Samplonius wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, Tony Kimball wrote:
> 
> > Quoth Stephen Roome on Thu, 21 August:
> > : futureproof (ish) without buying an excessively overpriced Pentium II.
> > 
> > Pentium II is just about the opposite of futureproof -- it is planned
> > obsolescence:  Slot 1 has a very short lifetime plan.
> 
>   But all Intel CPUs have planned obsolescence.  There is only so much you
> can do with CPU development and keep the connector the same.
> 
>   Besides a typical CPU costs almost twice as much a the motherboard, so
> who cares about whether the connector is going to change?  In a year, the
> mb isn't going to be worth anything, anyhow.
> 
>   BTW, don't get screwed on PII 266 prices.  Prices have already dropped,
> but some are still selling at old prices.

	buying things that are just going out of favor can get you
	good hardware at very good prices.  (trailing edge technology?)

	how about dual pentium pro-166MHz 512kB L2
	Gigabyte 686DX, Natome, EIDE
	64MB, ATX case
	$1374

    Intel Pentium II 266 512K 
                                                                                                                         $697

    Intel Pentium II 233 512K 
                                                                                                                         $580

    Intel Pentium Pro 200 512K 
                                                                                                                         $968

    Intel Pentium Pro 200 256K 
                                                                                                                         $504

    Intel Pentium Pro 180 256K 
                                                                                                                         $368

    Intel Pentium Pro 166 512K 
                                                                                                                         $318

    Intel Pentium Pro 150 256K 
                                                                                                                         $208


	prices from www.atipa.com.
jmb