jan@bagend.UUCP (Jan Isley) (10/19/88)
I've been trying to post this for weeks now but my system has been refusing to talk to the outside world until today. I understand that Gary Sanders (gws@n8emr) posted something for me (thanks!). If you read his post ... read the rest of the story ... or ... skip on by ... About two weeks after my warranty ran out on my 7300, my monitor got a real bad case of the jitters. I tried everything that has been posted lately about shakey monitors but nothing worked. After AT&T wanted to know my credit card number (they had already fixed it under warranty before) I called DDS. They did not give me a new warranty, but ... they have lots of spare parts. For a mere $59.95 and UPS shipping, you can get TWO NEW MONITORS - WITH FULL HEIGHT TOP COVERS! I've had an ST4096 hanging out the back for a while because it wouldn't fit under the TR7 top, so a full height top was great just what I needed. Seems that they have truck loads full of boxes of these monitors left over from AT&T 7300 to 3B1 conversion kits. Too bad, no they don't have the rest of the conversion kit. If you have ever tried to take a monitor off of the top cover, you know why they are not selling them seperate, they came packed 2 to a box from AT&T. For another $29.95, you can get a new keyboard and mouse. The only problem with the monitor is, on the 7300 there were screws in the back and hooks on the front to hold it down. The full height top cover has screws in front and back.. I cut the ends of the screw legs off in front. In hind- sight, I could have figured out how to screw the front down .. but I do not move my system around so it is in no danger of being knocked off. The screws in back hold it down enough. I called the local repair center to ask about buying an extended warranty. The absolute cheapest warranty they have is just under $40 a month. Hmm... ($480 a year right :-) ) DDS still has 7300s for under $600. Forget the warranty, I ordered a spare computer. DISCLAIMER!!!!! I am doing some work for DDS, they are looking for 'creative ways' to help sell 7300s, and I am somewhat involved in that endeaver ... any and all 'fees' that I may or may not collect from DDS goes towards getting extra 7300s to hack on ... got some neat hardware in the works ... stay tuned. At $59.95 for the monitors and $29.95 for the keyboard and mouse, this offer is to good not to post. Besides, this gives me more oportunities to talk to Jennifer, she is the incredibly attractive lady who answers the phone at DDS. Their number is (404) 425-5700. The monitor and keyboard deal is offer # 111. Jan Isley ---------- jan@bagend.UUCP {....gatech....}!bagend!jan "Think of it as evolution in action" Oath of Fealty, Niven and Pournelle
jan@bagend.UUCP (Jan Isley) (03/02/89)
Well, my mailbox was full when I got home. Seems that a lot of you out there do not believe a good deal when you hear one! Yes, you really do get 2 (two) monitors with bump top covers for $50 plus UPS from north California or keyboard and mouse for $25 or $30, I forget. Officially, there is a $100 minimum, but if you get close and you call when we are not busy ... You get 2 monitors because that is how we got them, 2 to a box and it just isn't worth the time and expense to repack them. Of course, this means that shipping is a more expensive but what do you expect for this price. And, yes, these are new parts, not the 'blemished' 7300s we have. Now, if we had a source for cheap power supplies. 8*( -- Jan Isley, follower of Zen, picker of nit jan@bagend | {backbones}!gatech!bagend!jan | (404) 434-1335