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From: keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: everex
Message-ID: <7003@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>
Date: 2 Mar 90 19:15:44 GMT
References: <23188@usc.edu>
Reply-To: keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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In article <23188@usc.edu> kjh@pollux.usc.edu (Kenneth J. Hendrickson) writes:

>		I advise you not to buy Everex products.	

   [description of documentation problem with a repackaged hard disk drive]

>Rule 1	Don't buy Everex products.
>
>Rule 2	Specify to vendors that you won't accept Everex products.
>
>Rule 3	If you buy something, and it turns out to be an Everex product,
>	see rule 1 and rule 2.  Return it.
>

Geez, talk about gross over-generalizations!  I specifically purchase and
recommend Everex because they make good stuff.  I have the benefit of
outstanding vendor support, as well, but their support is good because the
products they sell - Everex being a staple item in their line - are good.

Just 'cuz you have one bad experience with one part of their products is
hardly sufficient reason to castigate the entire product line.

Everex makes outstanding computers (their STEP line is standard issue around
here) and peripherals - tape backup, ega controllers, serial-parallel I/O,
etc.  

kEITHe

PS - besides "everybody knows" (ha ha) that the drives both have to be
     jumpered to be drive 2!  Blame _that_ (and the fact that you are
     thereby limited to two ("who'd ever want more?!?!") hard drives in
     a "standard" IBM Clone) on IBM, not Everex.

PPS - I buy from

	K.I.S. Computer Center
	519 Mantague Expwy.
	Milpitas CA  95035
	(408) 942-8088

      Ask for Angie Wong - tell her I sent you