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From: victor@hercule.cs.concordia.ca (KRAWCZUK victor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: CompuAdd
Keywords: Compuadd, non-standard
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Date: 2 Mar 90 22:17:29 GMT
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In article <300.25ee54cc@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu> v117q38h@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
>The following message is in response to the bad mouthing of 
>CompuAdd:
>
>So essentially I'm just saying that if you are looking for a PC, do your
>own research, look at the comparisons and what you get for your money
>and make an informed decision.
>
>I believe that I can now get off my soapbox.
>Thank you for your attention.
>

I'm not too worried about the unreliability arguements.  I suppose
Compuadd is big enough to fix such problems if one is persistent
enough.  What prevents me from purchasing one is what someone wrote
a few months ago on this group concerning non-standard design of
the finished product:

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Our experiences with several CompuAdd machines (286's and 386's) are:

1. Great for home use.
2. Okay for secretarial office use.
3. Not acceptable for corporate software development.    A few non-standard
   things are done and the vendor doesn't offer sufficient support.  
   It took a week to get a service rep to look at a bad floppy.
-- 

"If you want Peace, work for Justice."
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I wrote the person who posted this article but the mail bounced.
If anyone knows anything about the "few non-standard things" that
Compuadd does, please post or e-mail me the answer. 

I have deleted the name of the sender of the above article so
that he may not be accused of "defaming" the great name of Compuadd.
If the author recognizes his/her article and has the courage to expand
on item 3 (ie. non-standard things...), some of us may be grateful.

P.S.  What is the meaning of "corporate software development" as
opposed to "home use - software development"?



-Victor
 victor@concour.cs.concordia.ca