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- From: shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
- Subject: Positioning discount price (was: XGA-2 Clarification)
- Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 03:54:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.035452.25986@cbnews.cb.att.com>
- References: <pathak-181292115317@virtual.mitre.org> <1992Dec19.062358.362@netcom.com> <1992Dec22.172815.29868@njitgw.njit.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec22.172815.29868@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
- }In article <1992Dec19.062358.362@netcom.com> samiam@netcom.com (Scott Moore) writes:
- }>pathak@mitre.org (Heeren Pathak) writes:
- }>>[ISA bus mastering].
- }>[INMOS, maker of ISA XGA-2 chipset, probably did it].
- }[INMOS probably responsible for MCA vs. ISA price differential].
-
- }Also BTW, expect retail prices to be lower. ATI's Graphic Ultra lists
- }for about $600. I've yet to meet anyone who actually paid that much
- }for it. Radius's $500 list price sounds competitive. I expect it to
- }actually sell for about $300-$350 in stores.
-
- Hmmm... Yes, it's possible. Radius might be positioning the discount
- price by setting the $500 list price. With more vendors presumably on
- the way, the price will likely fall still further if you can stand to
- wait.
-
- Larry
- --
- Larry A. Shurr (las@cbnmva.att.com) speaking only for myself.
- Norman, listen carefully. I am lying. Are you sure your circuits are
- registering? Your ears are green. Logic is a little bird singing in a
- meadow. Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers which smell bad! - Mr. Spock
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