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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: ont.general,can.general
Subject: beware cheap TTX 3000 terminals from Datamex
Message-ID: <6505@utzoo.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 13-Mar-86 19:57:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 13 19:57:20 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Mar-86 19:57:20 EST
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
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A Toronto computer-stuff distributor, Datamex, recently let us know about
an offer that seemed awfully attractive:  a limited number of okay-looking
terminals, "TTX 3000"s from an outfit called "Teletex" at $299 each in
batches of 5.  If you got a similar offer, throw it in the trash.  If you
have ordered, cancel!  What the mailing did not make clear was that the
terminals have severe bugs in their keyboard encoders (not to mention
some other things...) that make them completely junk.  Datamex admits this
when questioned about it, and cites this as the reason for the low price.
No fix likely.  Avoid, unless you are in need of large plastic paperweights.
(We're returning the ones we bought.)
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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