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From: strianta@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Spiros Trianta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.sys.ibm.pc,misc.consumers
Subject: AT&T 6300: the Wrong Choice
Keywords: Consistent memory board failures, repair ripoffs
Message-ID: <7634@killer.Dallas.TX.US>
Date: 25 Mar 89 01:02:38 GMT
Reply-To: strianta@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Spiros Trianta)
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection BBS, Dallas, Tx
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Hats off to AT&T for its right choices regarding the AT&T 6300 PC (a PC 
compatible computer). 

In my two years of owning one I have experienced two memory board failures,
each at approximately 13-14 months after purchase / repair. Same thing
on one machine at work.

The board not only dies, but starts giving indications of disk failure 
that are very scary, i.e. random disk seeks/resets on C:. 

On top of that, whereas the replacement (SWAP, not new) board cost $120 
last year, it now jumped to $200. That is, $200 for a used board (that will 
statistically fail in another year or so).

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For misc.consumers readers: end of gripe/article, you've been warned.

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For others: would you know of a different company that sells 384KB 
            memory boards that would work n a 63000? I'll see if I can
            swap 64K chips for 256K chips, if anyone knows how, please
	    drop a line.

Thanks in advance

Spiros





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