Path: utzoo!utgpu!utstat!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!gatech!hubcap!kaires From: kaires@hubcap.clemson.edu (Robert G Kaires) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Beware of Micro 1 Vendor Summary: Micro 1 got editor's choice in May 30th issue of PC mag Message-ID: <5479@hubcap.clemson.edu> Date: 13 May 89 21:56:13 GMT References: Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC Lines: 13 >> Warning, if you value your time and money, avoid any dealings >> with Micro 1 (557 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA). In mid >> December, 1988, they took my prepaid order for a '386 system, >> sent no written acknowledgement (but after repeated inquiries did >> finally fax an invoice 2 months later), and continually promised >> to ship "next week" until late April. At that time, faced with >> complaints from my lawyer, and no doubt from other customers, ...... I was shocked to read Mr. Babcock's warning about Micro 1. In the May 30 issue of PC magazine the 16 Mhz Micro 1 Power 386-1 got editor's choice!! (this issue reviews every 386 machine in existence). I guess I'll cross this machine off of my list. (and find a new magazine to read).