Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!pikes!mercury.cair.du.edu!isis!nyx!bscott From: bscott@nyx.UUCP (Ben Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Commodore gets serious? You judge. Summary: It's not as bad as you're all thinking! Message-ID: <2022@nyx.UUCP> Date: 1 Sep 90 08:17:36 GMT References: <15500060@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <15881@thorin.cs.unc.edu> <3766@tymix.UUCP> Reply-To: bscott@nyx.UUCP (Ben Scott) Organization: Public Access Unix - University of Denver Lines: 33 In article <3766@tymix.UUCP> pnelson@hobbes.UUCP (Phil Nelson) writes: >probably counterproductive to further aggravate the situation by voiding > the warrties of the many 500 owners who expand their own machines. > > I have a suggestion, though - Commodore could include a third type of >sticker (for memory upgrade) with the expansion. Each third party mfgr. I think a lot of people are missing something about the original post - The sticker does not appear on the machines that are designed for user expansion, like the 2000 and 3000. But the A-500, A-590, etc. machines ARE NOT designed for the user to meddle with on the inside, and the warranties already state that. Of course, lots of people do mess around with the insides (I installed two megs of RAM chips in my A-590 before I left the store with it) but that ALREADY voids the warranty, and always has. The stickers are just a means of verification - NOTHING has actually changed. At least, that is the way I read it. The 2000 series (2500/etc) and the 3000, which have internal slots and therefore a reason for the user to be inside poking his nose in, will not have the stickers because the warranties are still good after opening the machine. If I am wrong here, I'm sure y'all will let me know. But from what I can tell, things are just the same as before only with some added security. . <<<>>> -- .---------------------------------------------------------------------------. |Ben Scott, professional goof-off and consultant at The Raster Image, Denver| |Amiga UUCP node domain: bscott@vila.denver.co.us Else: bscott@nyx.cs.du.edu| |FIDO point address 1:104/421.2, or call the Arvada 68K BBS at (303)424-9831| |"Don't embarrass us..." "Have I ever?" - Buckaroo Banzai | *AMIGA POWER* | `---------------------------------------------------------------------------'