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- From: barrett@astro.cs.umass.edu (Daniel `Cheapo' Barrett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: How LOW can you GO? (wasn't Re: 386SX Bitchboard announced)
- Summary: Clone, clone of my own, where the deer and the BLAZEMONGERS play...
- Keywords: pumpkin lava fiddlybits
- Date: 1 Jul 92 22:10:53 GMT
-
- [If you don't like commercial announcements, press 'n' now, or press 'k', or
- maybe press 'Z' or "@", or go stick your head in a bucket of hot vomit for
- all we care....]
-
- Yes, it's true -- the Amiga is terribly overpriced compared to PC
- clones. And now the gap has widened even farther!! Introducing...
-
- ** C H E A P O -- K L O A N Z **
-
- ...the complete 50 MHz '486 system for only $199.99 (US)!!
-
- WOW! How can anybody afford to make and sell clones at that price,
- I hear you ask? The secret is good-old AMERICAN ENGINEERING KNOW-HOW. Did
- we skimp on FEATURES? Did we skimp on VALUE? NO WAY!! Just take a look at
- what's included in our POWERFUL package:
-
- o 50 MHz 80486!
-
- ZZZZZZOOOOMMMM!!! Hot roddin' CPU POWER!! Every KLOAN comes with
- the new Intel "80486-BS" chip, which is made by taking an 8086 and
- writing a "4" in the middle of the model number. (And a "5" in
- front of the clock speed.)
-
- o 128K cache memory!
-
- With a lightning-quick 80 millisecond access time!
-
- o 4 MB RAM, expandable to 16 MB
-
- Yes, this computer includes all of the 8-bit RAM you will EVER need
- for your computing needs!!
-
- o 14" 1024x768 Super VGA color monitor!
-
- Our own state-of-the-art, high-resolution color monitor, capable of
- displaying over 16,000,000 colors simultaneously! (Provided that
- they are all either "black" or "white".)
-
- o Two floppies!
-
- Don't confuse CHEAPO-KLOANZ with any of those lousy 1-floppy
- systems!! Every KLOAN comes with TWO genuine Sony(TM) floppy disks.
-
- o Mini-tower case!
-
- Stands an impressive 50 mm high, with plenty of room for microfilm,
- sand, or stamp collections!
-
- o 660 MB of hard drive space!
-
- Those ingenious engineers at CHEAPO-KLOANZ have broken the price
- barrier by stacking sixty-six 10-megabyte Seagate drives on top
- of each other. This awesome structure stands proudly next to
- your mini-tower case, and boasts a spine-tingling 900ms average
- access time.
-
- o EISA/SCSI
-
- We stamp these letters PROUDLY on every KLOAN. We don't know WHAT
- they mean, but heck... they sure do attract a lot of buyers!!
-
- o Free software included!
-
- Yes, every KLOAN includes the following popular and vital software!
-
- - DOS 1.0... the original and best!
- - Microsoft Windows 0.9
- - The Michelangelo Virus
-
- o And more!!
-
- Robin Banks, president of CHEAPO-KLOANZ, personally puts his
- noseprint on every system we ship!
-
- Now at this point, we at CHEAPO-KLOANZ are sure you can appreciate the
- incredible value of our systems. But... you might be thinking, "I should
- buy a name brand because I want support from the company." Don't worry --
- CHEAPO-KLOANZ offers 1 FULL YEAR OF ON-SIGHT SERVICE and 1 FULL YEAR OF
- TELEPHONE SUPPORT! Check it OUT:
-
- o On-Sight Service
-
- If anything should go wrong with your KLOAN during the first year of
- use, simply pack the computer in its original box and ship it back
- to us. As soon as we sight it, we'll repair it, and return it to
- you within 3 "working days." (We work on the last day of every month
- that begins with the letter "O", excluding holidays.) Ship it
- (carrier pigeon only) to:
-
- CHEAPO-KLOANZ
- Just Past the Men's Lavatory
- Number 1
- Grand Central Station
- New York NY 10001
-
- o Telephone support
-
- Every KLOAN comes with a sturdy, plastic telephone support
- guaranteed to keep your telephone from falling off the hook
- for a full year.
-
- Hey... what MORE could you ASK FOR? And the $199.99 price includes BOTH of
- these vital support services absolutely FREE! For more details, check out
- our advertisement on page 8,375 of the latest COMPUTER SHOPPER!
-
- Remember: CHEAPO-KLOANZ! Our motto is
-
- First in FEATURES!
- First in VALUE!
- First in FIRST OUT!
- First in HOWELL THE THIRD!
-
-
- Dan
-
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- Copyright 1992 by Daniel J. Barrett. All rights reserved.
- This article may be freely distributed as long as it is distributed in its
- entirety. It may not be included in any publication without the written
- permission of the author.
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