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From: jdm@gryphon.CTS.COM (John Mesiavech)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Commodore Flame  (One Blue and One Brown Eye)
Summary: Man is not playing withg a full deck
Keywords: waitaminute, something funny going on here....
Message-ID: <4093@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: 19 May 88 07:10:12 GMT
References: <3756@fluke.COM> <4085@killer.UUCP> <3783@fluke.COM>
Reply-To: jdm@gryphon.CTS.COM (John Mesiavech)
Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
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In article <3783@fluke.COM> whitlock@tc.fluke.COM (David Whitlock) writes:
>In article <4085@killer.UUCP>, elg@killer.UUCP (Eric Green) writes:
>> in article <3756@fluke.COM>, whitlock@tc.fluke.COM (David Whitlock) says:
>> > reason why I decided to buy a Commodore A2010 internal drive for
>> > my Amiga 2000 and pay the extra bucks was because I wanted the
>> > drives to match. i.e. Same Manufacturer and Model.
>>
>	Eric:  The point is, the 2010 drive was not as advertised,
>               besides being a different drive completely, the cable
>	       supplied was 2 inches to short.  The second reason is
> 	      part compatibility.

     Two points here:
 
1) You say "the drive cable is two inches short".  How can this be?  The 2010 
doesn't even COME WITH a drive cable!  The drive cable and power cable are
in the 2000 itself, not with the 2010.  Now, if you're speaking of some
other drive, then maybe, but the A2010 INTERNAL 3.5" DRIVE DOES NOT HAVE
A CABLE.  Having performed numerous installations of 2010s, I know whereof
I speak (I work in a store that sells 2000s.)
 
2) "Part compatability".  All 2000 drives work the same, and are not 
serviceable other than alignment.  Many stores would rather give you a
new drive than align your old, since alignment is a pain.  Commodore
would probrably LOVE to be able to use only one drive. but let's face it,
in the financial situation Commodore was once in, they had to get what
they could, at the lowest price possible, or they were going to go under.
That situation isn't quite as tight now, but there's still a significant
debt that they must pay back.  I'm sure that Commodore would LOVE to use
Sony drives, save for the fact that Apple has bought all of Sony's stock
in drives for the next two years.......
 
>> I served once on a customer service phone line. It becomes difficult after a
>> while, coping with some of the pompous twits who call time after time with the
>> most ridiculous concerns.  They shouldn't have hung up on you, but they're
>> only human, y'know.
>
>	       Give me a break, If you ordered a one fingered widget from
>	       me and I sent you a two fingered widget, you would be a
>	       pompus twit too!  At least I would try to deliver to you
>	       what you thought you were buying or give you a refund.
>
>> Who cares?
>
>	       Probably any other Amigian who is comtemplating purchasing
>	       an A2010 drive.  The other may be Commodore.
>> --

     Wanna bet?  You're the FIRST person to mention anything about that.
In the store where I work, or any other store that I've ever seen or heard
about.  Don't you think that it's nitpicking, to want the same drive make
and manufacturer?  I agree with Eric; who cares?
 
John



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