Author: Michael Ginat
Date: 15:10:33 02/08/99
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On February 08, 1999 at 08:38:47, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >the more memory, the faster the CPU, the bigger the faster the better. I would >hold off for two months or so and wait after the 29th Feb when intel will be >realeasing their new range of PIII computer products, because the price of the >400 and 450 chips will certainly fall. > >I live in Australia and the standard chip being sold right now in most systems >is the 350Mhz, then there is a bigger jump to the 400 and 450 chips. Within 6 >months the 450 cpu will be standard amoung most systems being sold. > >We cannot even get an P233MMX chip around here anymore. The lowest being sold >anywhere is the PII chip. > >2.7 years ago, I bought a top of the line P100 with a blistering 8 meg of ram, a >huge 850Mb harddrive and a powerful 1Mb video card with Win 3.11, all for $3300 >(Aus) or about $5800 (US) :-( > >What this has to do with your question, wel get the best you can, only to know >that within 1 year it will not be selling anymore. Obselete. Don't worry Iam >just depressed, so am only writing dribble :-) Don't be so depressed, go to the beach and think about how depressing it is to put up with this dreary winter. By the way Micheal, I wish my Aussie dollars were worth as much as yours! $3300 AUS is worth about $2,100 US :-) Maybe 2.7 yrs ago it was more like $2,800 US... BTW are you having a Feb 29th down under this year :) regards, Michael
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