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From: echarne@ics.uci.edu (Eli B. Charne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: AmiExpo - Where is my mouse???
Summary: The Amiga mentality can cause you much pain
Message-ID: <2725C646.1988@ics.uci.edu>
Date: 24 Oct 90 16:50:14 GMT
Organization: UC Irvine Department of ICS
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Argh.  Just want to get this off my chest.

  Joeseph Lowery postes a message to a local BBS (in Los Angeles) I
  call requesting to borrow Amigas for the AmiExpo being held in
  Anaheim.

  ... Although Anaheim isn't very close (about 45 miles), I figured
  "what the heck?"  I like helping the Amiga community --- This is
  where my Amiga Mentality of help Amiga out started to get me in
  trouble ---

  Joe Lowery was offering a free pass, and one free class to whomever
  lent him an Amiga for the show.  I knew I could only show up for one
  day (and I missed the class) but figured I'd lend my computer
  anyway.  Well, It's October 24th and I still don't have a completely
  together Amiga.

  What I got back was missing a few cables, had a cable I didn't
  recognize, and was missing a mouse.  Well, after talking with Joe
  (he's back in New York), Just yesterday I received a box with the
  missing cables and amouse (everyone's HAPPY right?) But the problem
  is that not only is *this* mouse Very Dirty and not looking all that
  great, but it doesn't work either.

  So here's someone unsatisfied and unhappy with some of the
  unprofessionalism that is instilled in the Amiga market.  I should
  have received everything I lent them back with *no* problem, after
  all they should be careful in borrowing someone elses equipment.
  After finding out what the problem was, I should have gotten my
  equipment replaced with good equipment, apparently they just picked
  up a mouse they had laying around and sent it off.  Any other company
  I can think of would at least have had the decency to check/provide
  me with a new mouse.

				     I want a working mouse,
					    -Eli
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