[SunRescue] Looking for SS20

[jcarver]

I know where you're coming from. It's hard to justify these
IMPORTANT things to a wife whose personal computer probably
has seen less than 10 hours of use in the last 6 months. The
only way I'm gonna get one is to buy her another parrot :`-(

			jim
Ken Hansen wrote:
> 
> Well, my idea of a discount is as much a rationalization to
> defer the purchase as it is an attempt to save a few dollars.
> 
> The only discount I would be entitled to would be a mass-market
> "Educational" discount, if this unit were to get folded into
> that (seemingly) constant offering from Sun.
> 
> It seems like a reasonable discount candidate *later on*, say,
> this summer...
> 
> Besides, if they won't get any cheaper, then why not buy it now?
> But I can't slip that into the house without atleast being able
> to claim it was a discounted item... ;^)
> 
> I am not complaining, I am simply yielding to the little voices
> coming from the other room...
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org
> [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> Behalf Of jcarver
> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 2:14 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Looking for SS20
> 
> Ken,
> 
> I wouldn't hold my breath on any discounts for the Blade
> 100 anytime in the near future. The Sun dealers I know in the
> Portland area are grumbling because you can get a Blade cheaper
> of the website than they can get one for with their discount by
> the time shipping is figured in. One dealer who has ordered some
> for a LARGE customer; figures he will be lucky to break even.
> He is only doing it because of the volume in other areas and the
> fact that their purchasing quidelines only let the buy from a
> dealer and not direct. (They refuse to agree to Suns legal
> agreement
> that you have to accept for direct purchase.)
> 
>                                 jim
> 
> Ken Hansen wrote:
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > In my opinion, an SS/20 only makes sense if you have a
> > reasonably well-stocked parts bin, and don't need to go out
> and
> > look for HDs, RAM, or CPUs. The way the market is right now, I
> > would be very hesitant to open my wallet and spend *cash* of
> any
> > magnatude on SBUS SPARC hardware.
> 
> <geez, trim these responses, alright?>
> 
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