keith@nih-csl.UUCP (06/11/87)
A recent issue of PC Week has an advertisement by a company called "WYSIWIG" of an AT-clone based desktop publishing system. System One consists of an AT clone with 1MB Ram, 1.2MB floppy, HP Laserjet II printer, 20MB hard disk, 720x350 monochrome flat screen monitor, MS-DOS 3.2, Microsoft Windows, and Aldus Pagemaker for $3995. System Two has a 736x1008 pixel monitor and 40MB hard disk for $5995. This seems like a good deal. I'd appreciate hearing of other's experiences with this company and/or product. Thanks in advance! -- Keith Gorlen phone: (301) 496-5363 Building 12A, Room 2017 uucp: seismo!elsie!nih-csl!keith National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892
tankus@hsi.UUCP (Ed Tankus) (06/16/87)
In article <224@nih-csl.UUCP>, keith@nih-csl.UUCP (keith gorlen) writes: > > A recent issue of PC Week has an advertisement by a company called > "WYSIWIG" of an AT-clone based desktop publishing system. . . . > I'd appreciate hearing of other's experiences with this company and/or > product. Thanks in advance! > > -- > Keith Gorlen phone: (301) 496-5363 > Building 12A, Room 2017 uucp: seismo!elsie!nih-csl!keith > National Institutes of Health > Bethesda, MD 20892 On the front cover of the June 2 issue of PC WEEK is a story about mail-order houses that use multiple names and addresses but are part of a much larger organization. Many of the machines advertised by these "other" companies are really the same machine the parent company sells. For instance, a firm once known as Computer Direct was really part of PC's LTD and sold the LTD machines with a Computer Direct name on it. PC Network, now under Chapter 11, is still operating through a secondary chain under the ACCESS banner. Further, Joy Systems, IMS, Club AT, and others all sell the very same AT produced by Everex. And they are strictly prohibited by Everex from engaging in price competition with each other. This whole notion of an umbrella organization is great for business. The parent company increases its "hit ratio" or likelihood to sell by penetrating various markets with the same machine. Granted the firm has to pay additional advertising and labor costs, but these things are obviously outweighed by the sheer volume these firms can push. The consumer, you and me, has to be concerned that about what we buy and who we buy it from. Look what happened to Northeastern Software, Conroy-Lapointe, Tech PC, ... 'Nuff said. Cheers! -- Ed. Net : {noao!ihnp4!yale!}!hsi!tankus Snail: Health Systems Int'l, 100 Broadway, New Haven, CT 06511 Bell : (203) 562-2101