CS656@OUACCVMB.BITNET (12/13/87)
With all of this talk of Transporters, hard disks, ramcards etc. I wanted to br ing up what I consider an important point about dealing with Applied Engineerin g. Don't. You will pay full price and wait at least 3 to 4 weeks for whatever you order. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't buy their products though. Go through a dealer. You can get big discounts and overnight delivery. One place that is a pleasant surprise is Quality Computers, the RAMUP people. They have all of the AE products and quite a few others. For instance, they promise immediate shipping on the Ultra II with a meg for $309.00. From the dealings I have had with them so far I have no reason to question their claims. Sorry, don't mean to sound like an ad. They even have a newsletter and BBS though. QUALITY COMPUTERS 1365 BERKSHIRE GROSSE POINTE, MI 48230 (313)885-4270 BBS IS (313) 885-4248 Bob Church CS656@OUACCVMB
MMPR004@ECNCDC.BITNET (Scott Hutinger) (09/27/89)
I noticed this yesterday on AppleLink: Applied Engineering D0293 48 Jeff Holcomb, Qual.Cntrl. scott hutinger mmpr004@ecncdc.bitnet
CHRIS@MSUS1.BITNET (09/27/89)
I had written to AE once before, the person who responded to my letter was Dale Therio ( I believe I've seen him on here before). Any way, he can be reached at. AppleLink PE: AE DaleT Compuserv : 76004,1575 ProLine Net : dale@pro-colony chris@msus1.bitnet
CARPENTR@SERVAX.BITNET (RALPH=CARPENTER) (09/27/89)
H.B. Lee (GHBLee@NTIVax) asks: >Does anybody here know if I can reach an Applied Engineering representative >through BITNET (or other nets) or at sources like AppleLink and CompuServe >which I can direct mail to through BITNET? You can reach Applied Engineering's Tech Support at: 70007.3621@CompuServe.Com Chuck Carpenter (no relation) or 76004.1575@CompuServe.Com Dave Weir _______________________ / \_____________________________________________________ | Ralph Carpenter \ | Dept. of Psychology InterNet: CarpentR%SerVax.Bitnet@MITvma.MIT.EDU | | Florida Atlantic U. Bitnet: CarpentR@SerVax SoBell: (407) 367-2616 | | at Boca Raton GEnie: Ralpho CI$: 74015.644@compuserve.com | \_____________________________________________________________________________/ CC : SMTP@INTERBIT CC : RALPHO@FAUVAX
dale@pro-colony.cts.com (System Operator) (09/28/89)
Network Comment: to #10422 by CHRIS%MSUS1.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Well, I used to work at AE, but no longer. I now work for Preferred
Computing. David Wier has taken over my old CompuServe account.
Dale
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>>> pro-colony 214/370-7056 24 hours <<<bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) (04/08/90)
I can't understand why anyone continues to deal directly with AE. AE seems to be structured strictly as a wholesaler. They turn out excellent products but their service is horrible when it comes to dealing with individuals. There's really nothing wrong with this as long as you are pre-warned. I'd like to see AE include something in their ads recommending that you go through a dealer. I use Quality Computers. They have an 800 number, are very polite and helpful, do same day shipping and sell AE products at as low as %60 of list. Also, when AE comes out with a new product they ship to their dealers first. New products can be had through the dealers within a week or so of their release. Direct orders from AE can take up to six weeks. This is all based upon my personal experiences and those of the members of our Users Group. When people did have problems with a product (very rare, AE has pretty high quality control it would seem) Quality Computers just replaced the equipment themselves. Now for my AE wishlist. I wish that they would buy out Zip technology and any residual rights that Bits and Pieces still may have and start churning out Rocket-Chips. I'd also like to see them sell an internal harddrive for the //c like AI advertises. ******************************************************************** * * * bob church bchurch@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu * * * * If economics isn't an "exact" science why do computers crash * * so much more often than the stock market? * * bc * ********************************************************************