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From: Frederic.Marand@osinet.fr (Frederic MARAND)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: minimum system config?
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 07:42:52 GMT
Organization: Groupe SEDI / Agorus SA / OSI SARL
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Bruce Smith <bruce@armintl.com> wrote:

>David Moles wrote:
>There should be some used PC's around, but be damn careful
>with used prices, I've seen many used PC's for sale with
>price tags higher than you can buy a new & more powerful PC.
Well, some shops including ours resell PCs much cheaper than current
models. For instance, an old 386 (only peripherals included are video,
multi/IO and hard disk) costs about 40 US$. You should probably find
the same prices or lower in the US.

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   Frederic G. MARAND
  Agorus SA / OSI SARL
Frederic.Marand@osinet.fr
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