Thu Mar 25 14:58:12 1999
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 14:57:29 -0500
From: "Marianne C. Crusius" <[log in to unmask]>
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Organization: Princeton University
To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: #4921.2 Standards Converter
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Probably everybody knows this, I am only mentioning it because Ed
referred to the "late and lamented AGW1":
according to "www.wholesaleproducts.com/panasonicconverters.html"
there is the AGW2. At a price!
Marianne
LLTI-Editor wrote:
>
> --- Forwarded Message from Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> ---
>
> >Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:32:36 -0700
> >From: Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: #4921.1 Standards Converter
> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Originator-Info: login-id=derek; server=mail.unm.edu
>
> I wandered Market Street in San Francisco two weeks ago, and found nothing
> to compete with the Aiwa HV-MX100. The best price I was quoted was $649
> (although one guy did say $500, if it is in cash and you come back within
> one hour). Half a dozen stores were willing to match the $649 price, but
> half of them didn't want to ship or deal with a university check. None
> would accept purchase orders. World of Stereo II (415/626-1195) and
> Digital Photo Electronic (415/928-6263). were two stores that agreed to
> ship after receiving a university check. These are small store front
> operations, and I am hesitant to deal with them from a 1000 miles away.
> With a shipping charge quoted at $30, there is little saving over the price
> that Ed quotes. So, if he has found a reliable dealer that is ready to
> work with standard university procedures, I think that is a good way to go.
>
> How about it, Ed? Where did you get the $711 price quote?
>
> Derek
>
> --On Fri, Mar 19, 1999 4:30 PM +0000 LLTI-Editor
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > --- Forwarded Message from Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> ---
> >
> >> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:39:03 -0500 (EST)
> >> From: Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Subject: Re: Standards Converter
> >> In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Ed Dente wrote:
> >
> >> I'm a very impressed by the STATED specs on the AIWA HV-MX100 standards
> >> converter. I am assured by the sales people that it does all conversions
> >> in color, and costs only $799. I can't see any drawbacks when I compare
> >> it to the late, lamented AGW1. Anyone had any experience w/ this model?
> >> Ed
> >
> > MY MISTAKE - the price is actually $711.
> > Ed
> >
> >>
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Edmund N. Dente
> >> Director, Language Media Center Ph: 617-627-3036
> >> Tufts University [log in to unmask]
> >> Medford, MA 02155
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> Derek Roff
> Language Learning Center
> Ortega Hall Rm 129
> University of New Mexico
> Albuquerque, NM 87131
> 505/277-4804 fax 505/277-3885
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