Paul, at 00:24 on May 17 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Computer Wholesalers in Melbourne, and that's the dealer price including 
BG> tax.  Dunno the brand, think it was KTX from memory.  Their hard drives are 
BG> also the cheapest I've ever seen anywhere too.  Randall has the official 
BG> price list in Excel spreadsheet format if you're interested.

PE> P.S. Is this "Computer Wholesale Sup;lies", ph 056-236485?

Yep, that's the crowd.  They have quite a few phone numbers too...

Voice   056 236485
Fax     056 222086
BBS     059 414530
Faxback 059 414928

PE> They are advertising in "Computer Market" for $385 for an
PE> external modem.  However, their RAM is cheap for the time,
PE> $369 for 72-pin SIMMs.  Even cheaper than Yum Cha, depending
PE> on the exact timing (can't remember how long I've been waiting
PE> on Yum Cha).

The prices they advertise in Computer Shopper are their retail prices. 
Their dealer prices are considerably cheaper.  Selected examples follow,
and all prices INCLUDE sales tax...

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486DX4-100    $73
486DX5-133    $99
Cx-686 +fan   $245
AMD K5 75     $135

850Mb WD      $285
1.6Gb WD      $425
1.7Gb IBM     $345
2.1Gb Seagate $489
2.5Gb ???     $515

72-pin  8Mb   $99
72-pin 16Mb   $320
72-pin 32Mb   $599

28k8 V.34 Int Austel   $299
28k8 V.34 Int Win/P75+ $199
28k8 V.34 Ext Austel   $349
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Regards, Bill

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