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Re: 755CX first impressions (1.2 gig, 28.8modem?)

To: dewar@GNAT.CS.NYU.EDU (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: 755CX first impressions (1.2 gig, 28.8modem?)
From: strat@dsd.northrop.com (Scott Stratmoen)
Date: Thu, 18 May 1995 12:32:59 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: tp750@CS.UTK.EDU (ThinkPad 750 Mailing List)
In-Reply-To: <9505181021.AA00438@GNAT.CS.NYU.EDU> from "Robert Dewar" at May 18, 95 06:21:54 am

> also, if you want a CX, my advice is to buy fast. There are now NO CX's
> left in New York that I know of. They disappeared immedidately. IBM tends
> to let a few leak out right away, and then it can be a LONG wait before
> they really start to appear. The 755CD was like that, it was months
> after the introduction that you could really buy one.

Maybe you can help confirm this. IBM normally builds its initial
production lot in Japan. High volume production is done in Mexico. Thus
this may account for the period of time between initial release and
"when they really start to appear".
-- 
Scott A. Stratmoen | strat@ast.dsd.northrop.com
                   | (708) 259-9600 (ex 24762)

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- Re: 755CX first impressions (1.2 gig, 28.8modem?)
  - From: dewar@GNAT.CS.NYU.EDU (Robert Dewar)

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