Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!umix!umich!mibte!gamma!sabre!sword!faline!bellcore!tness7!tness1!nuchat!elg From: elg@nuchat.UUCP (Eric Green) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: out-of-warranty repair Message-ID: <891@nuchat.UUCP> Date: 6 Apr 88 10:18:31 GMT References: <3550@cbmvax.UUCP> Organization: Public Access - Houston, Tx Lines: 23 From article <3550@cbmvax.UUCP>, by eric@cbmvax.UUCP (Eric Cotton): > In article tw0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Todd Andrew Williamson) writes: >>Does anyone here on the net know what Commodore's policy is about >>out-of-warranty repair on C64's? When I shorted some pins on the user port a > > The following is from Brenda Billings, CBM Service Department: > > In the past, Commodore did offer a new C64 pc-board in exchange > for US$55. This is no longer true. Currently, users can bring > out-of-warranty units anywhere that is convenient, though a CBM > authorized service center is recommended. For units still under If I live in Billings, Montana, and the nearest repair center is 200 miles away -- then what? You mean that Commodore has NO provisions for servicing people who don't live near a repair center? (as an example, Alexandria, Louisiana, has various department stores that used to carry Commodore computers -- but the nearest repair center is 150 miles away, here in Lafayette, Louisiana). -- Eric Green uunet!nuchat!elg P.O. Box 92191 Lafayette, LA 70509