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From: prove@batcomputer.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: PC's Limited plug
Message-ID: <215@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, 19-Feb-87 11:50:31 EST
Article-I.D.: batcompu.215
Posted: Thu Feb 19 11:50:31 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Feb-87 04:09:18 EST
Organization: Theory Center, Cornell U., Ithaca NY
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Keywords: mail order


   As my contribution to the "mail-order reviews", I have a few good
things to say about pc's limited.  I bought one of their turbo
machines (6.7mhz 8088) and a 10M Microscience drive about a year 
ago.  The machine has worked well, housing a lot of wierd cards
(hercules mono, ast ems, 68020, ) with no problems to speak
of.  It is more ibm compatible than the Zenith 151 that I had before,
and has more slots.
   The drive on the other hand, was crap.  After a few days of
work, it developed an intermittent high pitched squeel (like
chalk on a blackboard).  I sent the drive back and they replaced
it, and the new drive had the same problem.  Tried once more:
same result (1 of the drives actually survived for 9 months).
I checked (not trusting mail order places) and the replacement
drives were different units.
   With the warranty almost up and the manufacturors warranty long
since expired, they have agreed to replace the thing with a Tandon
drive.  Throughout this ordeal they have been very helpful, promptly
replacing defective drives, calling me long distance at their
expense, and not questioning my hearing.  It really is not even
their fault, the Microscience drives are worthless.
   Their tech support is very good, and toll free.  I'll buy my 
next machine from these guys.

As for PC Network:   I bought a Seagate 225 from them and it came
with incorrect docs.  Hook it up according to the docs and it
would not work.  After a few days of trying to reach them (at my expense)
one of their tech support people told me how to configure the
controller (the docs were out of date).