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  "year": 1994,
  "month": "September",
  "monthNum": 9,
  "headline": "Japanese equipment prices rising",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "",
  "summary": "Computer equipment prices from Japanese manufacturers are increasing due to dollar weakness, with Fujitsu raising prices on tape cart readers by $600, while American-made 9-Track drives remain unaffected.",
  "keywords": [
    "prices",
    "dollar",
    "equipment"
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  "topics": [
    "Technology"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "9-track tape"
  ],
  "full_text": "Alan Warzecha of Computer Logics called to warn CAR journalists that prices for Japanese computer equipment are on the rise because of the weakness of the dollar.\n\nWarzecha said Fujitsu has raised prices $600 on low-end tape cart readers to about 9,400. He also noted that 9-Track drives are American made and therefore should not be directly affected.",
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
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