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VENDOR: WarpSpeed Computers International Pricing Information
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Graham)
Fri Mar 14 04:57:50 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 14 Mar 1997 09:44:16 GMT
From: chrisg@warpspeed.com.au (Chris Graham)
Reply-To: chrisg@warpspeed.com.au (Chris Graham)
Reply-to: chrisg@warpspeed.com.au (Chris Graham)
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WarpSpeed Computers is a registered business name of Chesslad P/L.
ACN 050 135 307
Contact: Chris Graham, President/Director & CEO
"WarpSpeed Computers expands its support for international customers"
Brunswick, VIC, AUSTRALIA, March 10, 1997 -- WarpSpeed Computers now provides
native currency pricing information for 37 different countries via the World
Wide Web.
WarpSpeed Computers has made a recent significant addition to its Australian
based web server. The server now provides daily updates of the cost of The
Graham Utilities for OS/2 in the currency of 37 different countries. The
countries that are currently listed include: Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, EEC, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong
Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United
States and Venezuela.
The main page can be reached at: http://www.warpspeed.com.au/intl.htm. This
page lists the links to the various different countries mentioned above. Each
page also includes the raw currency exchange rate, weight of each version of
the product (in pounds and kilograms) and the various shipping options
available directly from Australia Post. Other options may be specially arranged
with WarpSpeed Computers.
Below is a sample output of one of the available pages.
Date: February 13, 1997
Raw Exchange Rate:
$1.00 AUD = 0.7676 Dollar
1.00 Dollar = $1.3028 AUD
Estimated prices for United States in Dollar
Product Version Weight(kg) Weight(lbs) Cost Sea Mail Econ Air Air Mail EMS
Floppy Only 0.1850 0.4079 49.00 3.39 5.47 6.38 32.57
Floppy + Manual 0.7800 1.7199 69.00 19.54 24.75 31.27 42.99
CD-ROM Only 0.1510 0.3330 49.00 3.39 5.47 6.38 32.57
CD-ROM + Manual 0.7430 1.6383 69.00 19.54 24.75 31.27 42.99
Note:
These are Australia Post standard rates. WarpSpeed Computers does not believe in making a profit on sundry items such as postage.
Column Description
Cost This is the base cost of the product in your currency.
Sea Mail Cost of Sea Mail. It takes approximately 4-6 weeks
(depending on destination).
Economy Air Mail Cost of Economy Air Mail. Econ Air is on the next
available flight with space.
Air Mail Cost of normal Air Mail. This is on the next available
flight (typically 9-14 days to the US & Canada).
EMS Cost of EMS. This is International Express Post and is a
courier service. It typically takes 4-5 days to be
delivered anywhere in the world.
The information is obtained on a daily basis from the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York.
"Reading price lists in your own currency is the most natural thing in the
world," says Director and CEO Chris Graham. "so we have provided this sorely
needed functionality to all users. We are amazed that no-one has done this
before as it is so simple to do. But then, the most ingenious ideas are the
most simple ones aren't they?"
He also added "Potential customers can find the price in their local currency,
see what a good deal they are getting and then follow a link to the specials
page to order the utilities."
Based in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, WarpSpeed Computers has been in
business since 1988 and is committed to producing high quality, low cost
software which meets and exceeds the end user's expectations. The software is
fully supported through CompuServe and other electronic means - including our
own BBS and Web sites. Phone, fax and mail support are also available. Dealers
are situated in Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany,
Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United States.
-Chris
WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
Voice: +61-3-9384-1060 PO Box 212 FidoNet: 3:632/344
FAX: +61-3-9386-9979 Brunswick Internet: chrisg@warpspeed.com.au
BBS: +61-3-9386-3104 VIC 3056 CompuServe: 100250,1645
300-28,800 N,8,1 ANSI Australia Web Pages:
http://www.netins.net/showcase/spectre
http://www.warpspeed.com.au
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