Re: (PM) Just had to pass this along...

rhickey@genre.com
Tue, 4 Nov 1997 10:02:28 +0900

I had Livingston's authorized dealer in Japan try to charge me 875,000 yen,
at the time 1 dollar was worth about 80yen, which works out at a tad over
US$10k. I bought it off a US VAR for around $2000 (can't remember exactly).

Ruairi

jake@ams.com on 11/04/97 07:56:12 AM

Please respond to jake@ams.com

To: portmaster-users@livingston.com
cc: (bcc: Ruairi Hickey/GRFP/GRN)
Subject: (PM) Just had to pass this along...

I happen to have seen an ad in the computer.net-hardware for sale
newgroup:
FS: Livingston PM-2E-30
PM-2E-30
$3,750
PortMaster 2E modular three-slot chassis with 30 DB25F asynchronous
serial ports (up to 115.2 Kbps), one parallel port, and one Ethernet
port (AUI/BNC/10BT).
Free shipping in the Continental USA. Price negotiable.
Add $5.00 more for COD.
Signed Corporate POs welcome if valid D&B Credit rating.
Terms: Net 15 w/25% downpayment.
Can this be right? Thats almost $2000 OVER isp cost. They are asking the
full retail. Has anyone ever gotten or paid full retail for these?
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Jake Messinger 713-772-6690 jake@ams.com
Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. jake@uh.edu
8300 Bissonnet #400 fax: 713-774-3498
Houston, Texas 77074 http://www.ams.com/~jake
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