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From: jon@sun.acs.udel.edu (Jonathan R Deutsch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A500 resets itself
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Date: 14 Mar 90 18:02:32 GMT
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Reply-To: jon@sun.acs.udel.edu (Jonathan R Deutsch)
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In article <1961@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM> klein@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Tony Klein) writes:
>>WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? 
>I'll tell you what it means to me: THE A500 SUCKS.  It's far and away the most
>UNRELIABLE computer I have ever used.  It is getting to the point where it is
>USELESS!  Every little 5 MINUTE JOB I wanna do turns into a 2 HOUR MARATHON
>DISK RECOVERY operation!   Followed by crashes DURING disk recovery 
>operations!!!  Followed by CRASHES during CRASHES!!! I COULD JUST SCREAM!! 
>2) we are all screwed cause no one can figure it out.   It's just some
>kinda quality control problem.  We all bought lemons.  Even if a monitor
>fix makes some difference, I have no faith in this unit. I wanna get rid of
>it.
>
Well, I sympathize with your situation, but, just let it be known that
I know of 15 people who have A500's and have had NO PROBLEMS whatsoever.
With this is mind, it's hard to acknowledge the fact that we 'all' bought
lemons.  I, for some bizarre reason, CAN believe that there ARE lemons out
there. But there can't be THAT many, because by now the A500 would have
been labled as a useless computer.  
So, before we all go making sweeping generalizations ("THE A500 SUCKS"),
lets just gather some stats and see what the REAL deal is.
(IMHO, I *betcha* it's a power-oriented problem you're having)
(and, I really don't think that the monitor jolts have anything to do with it)

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