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From: andrew@teslab.lab.OZ (Andrew Phillips  289 8712)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: QC & Commodore (was Re: A3000's Mac IIci's and quality control)
Summary: Commodore: great hardware, Commodore Australia: terrible support
Message-ID: <1031@teslab.lab.OZ>
Date: 27 Aug 90 23:32:38 GMT
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Reply-To: andrew@teslab.lab.oz.au (Andrew Phillips  289 8712)
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In article <2101@trlluna.trl.oz> soh@pegasus.trl.oz.au (kam hung soh) writes:
>I had a VIC-20, a C64 and a A1000, and none of them failed me in their many
>years of usage.  ...

I bought a VIC-20 when they were first available in 1981 and soon
after a VIC-1540 diskette drive (later upgraded ROM to 1541).  I
bought a C64 in 1984.  I bought one of the first A1000s available in
Australia in 1986.  All of this equipment is still working and in use!

The VIC, C64 and disk drive are used by nephews mainly for games.
The only problems they exhibit are that the keyboards don't work too
well (probably just need cleaning).  My A1000 (plus SideCar, hard
disk & 2Mb) has been in constant use and has worked flawlessly for
over four years.

GREAT HARDWARE

>... the support here in Australia (hint hint; what support?) ...

TERRIBLE SUPPORT (at least in Australia)
-- 
Andrew Phillips (andrew@teslab.lab.oz.au) Phone +61 (Aust) 2 (Sydney) 289 8712