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Subject: Re: Oh what a TANGLED web we weave! <Grin>
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Date: 11 Apr 91 02:03:43 GMT
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If Commodore is "still filling orders" and if they are planning on making
engineering cjanges as you say, then why do ALL of the major players say
that they cannot get the C64?  Several of the LARGEST C64 dealers in
mailorder tell me they CANNOT get the little machines.  I find it hard to
believe that all of these folks are "lying" or are having problems with
their distributors.  Some go directly to Commodore for their wares.
I do not find it hard to believe that Commodre would twist the truth;
either because it would be convenient or because the left hand doesn't know
what the right hand is doing.

If you will remember, Commodore said that it was still making and delivering
128's in the late fall (1988?) when in fact, they had permanently ceased
production in July of the same year.  Late in the summer, these same dealers
began to tell their customers that they could no longer get new shipments
of 128's and both magazines and the net said "don't worry" ...oops! another
8-bit bites the dust.

Somebody call Commodore and ask them what they're up to and end the speculation

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