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From: TE880714%STUDTEW.UFSIA.AC.BE@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Stef Bracke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: RE: Overseas Apple Dealers
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Date: 30 Nov 89 17:01:49 GMT
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I'M sorry Matt, but I also talk about Apple-made products, like
SCSI-Cards (I'm trying like hell to get backup of my harddisk but the
program included from Apple doesn't seem to work. Asking about it here is
like asking for a tax-program for a medium-size nuclear plant with a brewery
as daughter-company: Rare, expensive and commented with a "Program-it-
yourself"-advice), Harddisks, memory chips, cables, repairs (one might as
well buy the piece again.), service, etc...
As a matter of fact, Apple Belgium has a list with Apple and AE-produtcs
for unreasonable high prices. Okay, official Apple dealers sell all their
products at very high prices (they are independent) but one wouldn't expect
that from Apple Belgium itself... Maybe because Apple hasn't got any control
over Apple Belgium.
Short Story: A friend of mine (65+) has got a weird problem with his GS.
It attracts moist, even in a fairly dry room. He demanded that his Apple
dealer would come along and check his brand-new Apple. Alas the dealer didn't
want to come, unless he was paid his travelcosts. My friend wrote a letter
Apple USA. They replied with a letter, urging the dealer to visit and repair
the GS without adding any supplementary costs. The dealer didn't respond in
any way.
------------------ Cut here to leave out the negative comments ----------------
I am very glad that you replied my message, Like you said, I didn't think
someone from Apple would pay any interest to me, especially not to defend
Apple (Belgium).
About the program I am working on: It's a program that checks viruses, asks
for an access-code and keeps a logfile. The program will cut down access
to some devices like harddisks and partitions of harddisk, according to the
accesslevel. The GUARD-DOG project, like I called it, will be entirely
written in assembly and I hope that I can make it Gofast and Small (GS|)
Any interest?  (And please, don't run with my idea. I like to work on it,
really|||

                                    Stef