Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!valnet!joseph From: Joseph P. Hillenburg (joseph@valnet.UUCP) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Commodore gets serious? You judge. Message-ID: Date: 1 Sep 90 17:04:08 GMT References: <29164@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Organization: Valley BBS Network Lines: 68 BARRETT@owl.ecil.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) writes: > > In message <15500060@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> writes: > > > As of August 1st, 1990, all Amiga 500's, A590 hard drives, A1011 externa > >floppy drives, and 1581 floppy drives, C64's, and 1541-II disk drives will b > >shipped with a factory seal on the units' seam. The seal is silver metallic > >with black lettering. Authorized service centers have also been sent silver > >labels with RED letters, all tracked, for installation after warranty servic > >is completed. Dealers can get them by signature, but only 25 at a time for > >tracking purposes. > > > >"IF ANY CUSTOMER BRINGS A MACHINE IN WITH A WARRANTY SEAL BROKEN OR TAMPERED > >WITH, THE MACHINE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY." > > > >Bottom line: If you buy a machine and want to expand the memory INSIDE the > >unit [note: this only is referring to the products listed above, not the A20 > >or A3000 - Lionel], GO TO YOUR DEALER!!! If you do it, and the machine brea > >within that first year, you just paid for the repair bill!! BUYER BEWARE! > > > >[end of excerpt] > > > >< Lionel > > *FLAME ON* > This is a positively stupid policy. What is the good in having a > system with slots if they cannot be used? > > Apple had a similar policy with respect to the MAC when it was first > released, and received a LOT of (deserved) flack for it. They then > realized their mistake and stopped using this policy. Unfortunately, > Commodore is too stupid to see the mistakes of other companies such > as Apple and not make the same mistakes themselves. > > With a policy like this, Commodore might as well not manufacture > A3000s or A2000s, because they will not sell. This policy, combined > with Commodore's totally-wimpy one-year warranty (most PC clone and > workstation manufacturers have a warranty of at least three years), > and the fact that 33Mhz 386 clones are available for less than the > educational price of the A3000/16, will cause a lot of people to give > up on Commodore altogether. > > Commodore is not in a position to make mistakes like this. This > will hurt Commodore in a big way if they insist on continuing this > policy. > FLAME OFF > > -MB- Maybe you misunderstood the original posting. He specified only: 1541-II A500 C64 And maybe a few others. It still gave the user permission to install cars in the trap door on the A500 and put a cartridge in the C64 and put an A590 on the backplane slot. A2000's and up were completely untouched by the deal. -Joseph Hillenburg (Sultan of Asm) INET: joseph@valnet.uucp |MAIL: 1709 West Gray UUCP: ...!iuvax!valnet!joseph |MAIL: Bloomington, IN 47401 AT&T: 1-812-336-2969 |MAIL: United States CompSci BBS: 3/12/24 1-812-876-4407 9:30 pm-7:30 am |Mail replies requested Those aren't bugs! Just undesirable features!