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From: schmeichel@rws.dec.com (Bob, ML5-5/U52 pole 5c dtn 223-6245)
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Subject: Reply to Grant Prellwitz request for infomation on Quantus AT compatible
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Date: Tue, 13-Oct-87 09:06:04 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 13 09:06:04 1987
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Grant Prellwitz <sphinx!pre1> writes:

>I have seen an ad in PC World (Sept. 87, p. 60) advertising a Quantus Turbo AT.
>They quote a price of $1495, plus $25 shipping with a wait period of 2 weeks.
>It is a 10MHz AT with a 40MB 1/2 height Seagate hard drive (< 40ms access).  It
>comes with 1MB RAM, mono (Samsung) monitor, enhanced keyboard, Pheonix BIOS,
>and a Hercules compatible video card.  Power supply is 200W, 3 year waranty,
>1.2MB floppy.  It doesn't say anything aboiut serial or parrallel ports or DOS.
>All in all though it sounds good.  Perhaps too good to be true?  The company
>is Scientific Storage Technology at 238 Central ST., Hudson, NH, 03051.  Has
>anyone dealt with them before?  When I called, they said they had been in 
>business for 3 years.  I'd really like to hear about them, both good and bad.
>The price is certainly hard to beat.
>Please email responses.
>		Grant Prellwitz
 
I have had the misfortune to deal with Scientific Storage Technology.  I
ordered the Quantus Turbo AT and was promised a 7-10 day delivery on it. The
period passed and I called asking where the system was---their supplier was
late with keyboards, they were expecting them in, and system would be shipped
next week.  That went on until the missing components weren't even part of my
order.  I canceled the order.  They had of course charged my credit card
immediately (the only thing they did quickly). 

Alice Randolph, the sales manager, promised the refund would be taken care
of immediately.  It is four months later and I still haven't seen the refund.
Calls are answered and excuses made with a promise that it will be fixed
up and I will see the refund on the next statement.  Letters, even certified
with return receipt are ignored.

I recommend that you not deal with these people. Second hand, I have heard
of others who were dissatisfied with Scientific Storage Technology.
                                                             
                           Bob Schmeichel