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From: woan@iti.org (Ronald S. Woan Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: BSR 386SX
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Date: 15 Oct 90 00:15:23 GMT
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bicker@cbnewsi.att.com (The Resource, Poet-Magician of Quality) writes:
>=> In <4684@tahoe.unr.edu> stevenz@unrvax.unr.edu writes:
>=> >Does anyone have any information on a BSR 386SX?  This system was
>=> >most recently offered in a DAK catalog and is bundled with software?
>=> >While the price is reasonable, does anyone have any experience with
>=> >the machine or know the manufacturer(s) of the components?
>Very very unresponsive and inflexible supplier from my standpoint.  The
>software is not worth the aggravation requisite in dealing with them.
>I cancelled my order and went with a real computer supplier.  The cost
>was about that same, without the software.  But it was definitely worth
>it.

My office mates brother got this machine recently (three weeks from
order to arrival) and is very pleased with it. It is also being
discussed off and on Prodigy, the forbidden service :-). The hardware
seems only an average value in itself, but the software is definitely
what makes the package, so this may not be the machine for you if you
are an experienced user (I am told that the startup manual is quite
nice)and already own similar software.

There have been a few reports of the hard drive dying, but reports
regarding the onsite service have been surprisingly positive...

Anyway, the standard disclaimer that I have no relationship to DAK
except for being a less than satisfied customer of theirs (returned a
couple of items) in the past.

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