jf4@bonnie.UUCP (John Fournay) (12/19/85)
*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** Remember when Commodore used to be the friendly computer company? Well check this out - My c-64 developed serial bus problems, so the local RCA tech told me (for $14) that I had two bad 6526 ICs. They don't replace individual ICs, so he wanted to swap the board for $74. This doesn't make sense when I can get a new one for $120. So I tried for five days to call Commodore service (215-436-9200). Their number is *constantly* busy. When I got through, they said they'll send me these chips for $17 each plus shipping. Is this a ripoff, or what? They've discontinued the venerable C-64, so the price should drop to <$100. Potential Amiga buyers beware. I don't know what happened to Commode but the people were extremely rude on the phone ... Moral of the story - Another flagship bites the dust. Thanks big blue!
grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins) (12/28/85)
In article <663@bonnie.UUCP> jf4@bonnie.UUCP (John Fournay) writes: >Remember when Commodore used to be the friendly computer company? [ lots of justifiable steam about Commodore repair policies... ] >They've discontinued the venerable C-64, so the price should drop >to <$100. Potential Amiga buyers beware. This simply isn't correct. The C64 has not been discontinued. -- George Robbins uucp: ...!ihnp4!tapa!grr P.O. Box 177 ...!caip!unirot!grr Lincoln U, PA 19352 [Any ideas herein are not responsible for themselves!]
dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) (12/30/85)
> My c-64 developed serial bus problems, so the local RCA tech told > me (for $14) that I had two bad 6526 ICs. They don't replace > individual ICs, so he wanted to swap the board for $74. This > doesn't make sense when I can get a new one for $120. > RCA is the MOST EXPENSIVE repair facility! They only do unit swap (PC boards), not discreat components. Call around to other "authorised" repair facilities, they should be cheaper. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lowrey "To vacillate or not to vacillate, that is the question.... ....or is it?" ...!(<sun,cbosgd,ihnp4}!amdahl!dwl10 [ The opinions expressed <may> be those of the author and not necessarily those of his most eminent employer. ]