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From: fzsitvay@techbook.com (Frank Zsitvay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: Zenith horror stories needed quickly, please
Message-ID: <1990Oct27.223708.12974@techbook.com>
Date: 27 Oct 90 22:37:08 GMT
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In article <1990Oct25.135059.16097@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> fong@ksuvax1 (Eric Fong) writes:
>In article <1131@cameron.egr.duke.edu> js@dukee.egr.duke.edu (Jeffrey A. Shorey) writes:
>>Why do you want to drop Zenith?  My family has had 6 Heath/Zenith computers
>>and _never_ had a stitch of trouble with them (except for the power supply
>>connections on the H89).  We have 2 Z-100s that have been going for 7 or 8
>>years now.  We have a 151 that is still going, and two 158s.  The documentation
>>is infinitely superior to anything anybody else gives you with their computers
>>(as far as I know).  How can you have horror stories if you never have to talk
>>to the vendor, the product is so well designed?
>>
>>- Jeff Shorey
>
>I agreed, I have had 2 Zenith computers so far, one Z-158, and got a Z-248
>just this year.  The 158 might be slow, but very reliable (I bought it in
>1985!).  I also agree on the documentation, I have seen manuals from other
>vendors, they are horrible.  There might be horror story to tell about other
>computer, but not the ones from Zenith.
>
>--Eric Fong

   Zenith's older equipment (pre pc-clone) was excellent, but there "clones"
leave a bit to be desired.

   It all depends on your application.  in some cases they're great, but
when you try to do some things they bomb.  one problem is that some commercial
software won't work on them, you need to get a zenith-specific version.
in my opinion, that's a design flaw.

   Perhaps worse, recently zenith has seemed to forgotten the difference
between a prototype and a production item.  and lord help you if you get
stuck with one of the early production machines, as zenith isn't the
most cooperative company to deal with when it comes to getting replacements
for early parts that fail prematurely or don't work like they should.

 
  From a happy z89 owner, who wants a z100, but not a z100pc...
 
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