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From: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen)
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Subject: Re: Just Gripin'
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Date: 2 Dec 90 05:18:13 GMT
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thaanuj@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (John Thaanum) writes: 

- For one thing, everybody complains that support from atari is 
- terrible and dealers can't seem to get anywhere with atari.  Perhaps
- these "dealers" are the kinds that have one or two ataris in the far
- corner.  IB Computers is atari only, they do big volume, and atari
- seems to grant them their every wish.  If these other struggling
- dealers would try to stock enough inventory to make it worth atari's
- while to support them, the support would be there.
-
- All I know is that at this particular dealership (there is another 
- IB store in Portland, OR which I have never been to) I get great
- service, lots of selection, and pleasant discussion about the world 
- of atari computers.
 
This is the same in the San Francisco Bay Area.  I hear good things 
from Houston.  I also hear of great Atari support in South Carolina
from Sheldon Winick's Computer Studio dealership.  He has MS-DOSers
come in his store wishing they had support in the area like the ST
does.  From what I understand, he has walls of software and all 
hardware on display.  Some dealers, like the one I frequent in the 
Bay Area, won't display (but will order on request) Atari's 44meg 
removable which a lot of customers don't have the interest in or the 
cash for.  

A lot of the stuff I buy from SF is at or below mail order cost.  
This is because I support him.  I give him copies of the latest 
European demos, share rumors with him, and buy stuff from him.  There 
are at least 3 more dealers within an hour of him, not to mention a 
few MIDI stores which sell Atari products.  If you support your 
dealer, he will support you.  For some, this seems hard to believe, 
but it works with very little effort.

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