scott@geology.wisc.edu (Scott Kempf) (08/18/89)
To save myself some of the hassle, I waited one month before
looking for System Disk 5.0 here in Madison, Wisconsin. One
dealers, CBM, said I had to pay $79 to get it, even though the
suggested retail price is only $49 on my copy of the press
release. As a last resort I called ComputerLand. They sayed
I could come in and copy it. I had to ask again to make sure
I heard correctly. Anyway, I'd like to publicly apologize for all
the times I put ComputerLand down. I'm going there first next time.
Scott
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Scott Kempf
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ARPA: scott@geology.wisc.edu PHONE: (608) 262-6154 (work)buzz@tippy.uucp (08/22/89)
>... I'm going there first next time.
Fine, just don't make ComputerLand your *last* stop!
I had a couple of interesting experiences with them back when the GS
first came out. First, while being properly impressed by the sound
of the GS in a store in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, I watched a salesman
attempting to demonstrate a //c to a couple. He was attempting to
hook-up a Color Monitor //c by means of the RF interface! When I
suggested that maybe the RF interface wasn't necessary, he angrily
told me it was in a tone of voice which clearly said, "Look, I'm the
expert." My response was to simply reach across the table, unplug the
video cable from the RF interface, and plug it into the RCA jack where
it belonged, resulting in the picture instantly clearing-up, a VERY
nasty glare from the salesman, and a snicker from the husband.
A couple weeks later, I brought my then fiancee into the ComputerLand
here in West Lafayette, Indiana (home of Purdue University: Go Boilers!!
[Sorry, couldn't resist. :-}]) I had a saleslady repeatedly insist that
the GS upgrade for the //e would fit in my //c, despite my pointing out
that the upgrade board clearly has slots while my //c does not!
I mean, here I am a novice, and I know more than these "professionals"!
My conclusion: Too many ComputerLand employees cannot tell a // from a ///.henrym@pro-europa.cts.com (Henry Malmgren) (08/26/89)
Comment to message from: pur-phy!tippy!buzz@ee.ecn.purdue.edu (Unknown User) You should have had the store attempt to install the //GS upgrade into your //c, and then laughed at them later. UUCP: crash!pro-europa!henrym ARPA: crash!pro-europa!henrym@nosc.mil INET: henrym@pro-europa.cts.com