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From: jlh@loral.UUCP (Desperatly seeking happiness)
Newsgroups: net.micro.trs-80
Subject: Re: Tandycentricity
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Date: Mon, 23-Dec-85 16:51:39 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 23 16:51:39 1985
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The first computer I bought was a Radio Shack model I and I quickly grew
to love the computer but to hate Radio S**t.  As an example, the only thing
about the Model 1 I could fault them on (remember, this was one of the
first computers for sale) was it's lack  of lower case.  Dennis Kitsz in
an early issue of 80 Micro told us that we could buy a character generator
chip from radio shack for something like $4.95, and we could either let them
install it for $60.00 or so, or install it ourselves with his easy to
follow instructions (remove cover, remove old chip, install new chip,
replace cover).  Within a week of the article's publication, you know
who had raised the price of their character generators to $64.00, but
installation was now free!!  Hows that for telling customers to bend
over and grab their ankles?  It was really kind of sad, I'd go to user
group meetings on my TRS80 and hear lots of people say how much they
liked their system but hated Radio Shack.

BTW, when I went to buy a new system last year I didn't even bother looking
at Radio Shack, oops, thats Tandy now.  While I liked some of their hardware, 
I figured I didn't want to deal with a bunch of a-holes again.