>From: "Phil Smith III" Subject: [Thinkpad] Could somebody please 'splain
>this
>This is common in lots of industries, and is a way to make more money on
>newer equipment (the A22). The 560X price may, in fact, have never changed
>from 199x when the 560x was new. So now that we all know, if we need an
>A22 battery, we'll order the other part!
Or, for the really thrify amongst us, buy the CR2032 battery (IIRC) for
$2.99 and tape the old leads to it :)
>ObAnecdote: 30 years ago, my uncle worked for a VW/Porsche dealership. His
>manager had an "illegal" cross-reference of Porsche to VW parts, and would
>buy VW parts to install in Porsches at Porsche prices.
(OT) This is a long shot, since it was 30 years ago, but you wouldn't have
or be able to get a copy of that Porsche/VWparts list, would you? That
would be a wonderful resource. Feel free to email me off list- thanks in
advance!
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