To Lure Subscribers, AOL Offers $299 PC

(sub. req.): In an effort to lure customers to its lagging online service, America Online is offering a computer and color printer for only $299 to customers who agree to subscribe to its basic Internet service for one year…it is testing the promotion in a few key markets, including New York City, through the end of the month. But people throughout the country can take advantage of it through a Web site that AOL launched to promote the offer, www.299pcdeal.com.

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