jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick) (04/21/86)
In article <8604120324.AA05497@ucbvax.berkeley.edu>, franceus@TYCHO.ARPA (Paul > Franceus) writes: > > I have had a 1040 on order at my local computer store for ~3 weeks, and > > the dealer does'nt know when they are going to arrive. > > question 1: Does anyone know why the 1040's are so long in coming? I've had my 1040 just over a week, and I'm pleased. It was worth waiting a couple of weeks, as I had to do. Apparently the owner of The Bit Bucket in Newton, Mass., which claims to be the only dealer in New England, is friendly with Mr Tramiel, so they get reasonable supplies. In fact The Great Jack favored the store with a visit last week--he could hardly do that if the shelves had been empty. A Bug. The composite and r/f outputs aren't installed. I called the store when I discovered this, which is important to me as I have a b&w system and it's my only way to see color; in fact Neo won't run at all in monochrome. They said the modulators will arrive in a couple of months and then they'd install them free. Grrr.
walt@rclex.UUCP (Walter L. Weber) (04/23/86)
In article <2610@mit-hermes.ARPA>, jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick) writes: > > ...... Apparently the owner of The Bit Bucket in > Newton, Mass., which claims to be the only dealer in New England, is friendly > with Mr Tramiel, so they get reasonable supplies. According to people I know who have worked for Jack Tramiel at Commodore, the owner may have the impression that he is friendly with Tramiel, but Tramiel in all likelihood does not share the illusion. Also, in four visits to The Bit Bucket I found their people to be conceited and more interested in talking about how good they are than in demonstrating how good they are. I finally found an incredibly helpful operation located in Framingham, Mass. called CompuClub (617-879-5232 or 1-800-MY-ATARI) - the owner is Tom Graziano, he has been around for a while, and I have found the staff to be very knowledgeable and willing to help. Hours are 11AM - 7PM Eastern. Prices are also MUCH better than Bit Bucket's, and as of today they had a half-dozen 1040's in stock waiting to be adopted. -- Walt Weber UUCP: {harvard,ll-xn}!rclex!walt Ridge Computers Lexington, Mass.