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- Contact: Robert G. Leeds, Vice President of Sales & Marketing
- Personal Computer Peripherals Corporation
- 4710 Eisenhower Blvd.
- Building A-4
- Tampa, FL 33634
- 800-MAC-BUTT
- 813-886-0520 (FAX)
- AppleLink: D0506
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- PCPC TO OFFER FACTORY DIRECT PRICING
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- Tampa, Florida, January 5, 1990-- In a dramatic shift of policy, Personal
- Computer Peripherals Corporation (PCPC), which had been a mainstay of the
- Macintosh dealer and distribution channels since 1985, announced today that it
- would be offering its products for sale directly to end-users.
-
- "In analyzing our customer base, we determined that the peripherals market has
- undergone an evolutionary shift in buying philosophy", said Vice President
- Robert Leeds. A degree of sophistication previously lacking in the personal
- computer market has been replaced by a knowledgable consumer who is evaluating
- three things--the quality of the product, the reputation of the company for
- excellence, and the pricing of similar products.
-
- PCPC, which has led the Macintosh market with its introduction of products such
- as the first zero footprint, high capacity hard drive, the MacBottom®, and the
- only network backup software available for the Macintosh, NetStream®, will once
- again have a lasting impact on the Macintosh community by offering products of
- superior design at prices which will make advanced technology affordable to a
- much broader base of users.
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- Consumers will now be able to purchase quality products at savings approaching
- 70% off current dealer prices on similar products. The difference between
- PCPC's approach and those of other companies which have sold direct to the
- end-user will be that all PCPC product offerings will be at the forefront of
- technology. "We will not merely be providing 'me-too' products", said
- President Edward Cheffetz. "While we continue to offer the staples of the
- peripherals market, we will also introduce many new and exciting technologies
- in the coming months", he added. As an example, he cited the release of
- DATStream, a desktop mountable, random-access, 1.3 Gigabyte tape drive which is
- bundled with PCPC's NetStream software.
-
- Although DAT technology is in its infancy as a tape standard, PCPC believes
- that projected prices of $7,500 for similar units makes the technology
- unaffordable for many businesses. "By offering this technology at a price of
- only $2,879, however, PCPC hopes to accomplish its goal of bringing the
- consumer tomorrow's technology at yesterday's prices", said Leeds.
-
- The PCPC product offerings and pricing are as follows:
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- ProductPricing
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- MacBottom 21 Megabyte Hard Drive $439.00
- MacBottom 21 Megabyte Hard Drive with modem $529.00
- MacBottom 32 Megabyte Hard Drive $499.00
- MacBottom 32 Megabyte Hard Drive with modem $589.00
- MacBottom 42 Megabyte Hard Drive $579.00
- MacBottom 42 Megabyte Hard Drive with modem $669.00
- MacBottom 84 Megabyte Hard Drive $779.00
- MacBottom 84 Megabyte Hard Drive with modem $869.00
- DATStream 1.3 Gigabyte DAT Tape Drive $2879.00
- JetStream 2.5 Gigabyte 8mm Tape Drive $4279.00
- NetStream Network Backup Software (Administrator) $499.00
- NetStream Single User Node $89.00
- HFS Backup 3.0 $49.00
- Eureka! $19.00
- CGC/2 - 8 bit color graphics card $779.00
- CGC/2 - 32 bit color graphics card $1979.00
- CGC/SE 30 - 16 bit color graphics card $1479.00
- ShadowGraph gray scale monitor $979.00
- Trinitron 19" monitor (sold only with card) $2879.00
- Trinitron 16" monitor (sold only with card) $1779.00
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