vanzandt@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu (12/16/86)
> Some places even provide a 30-day >money back guarantee (e.g. Computer Direct in Texas, Wells American >in S. Carolina). Does anybody have experiences with these mail >order houses and their AT-compatible? In particular, > - prices > - support (technical inquiries & help) > - waranty (& money back guarantee) > - compatibility (BIOS, runs your favorite program?) > - speed (MHz, wait-states) > - reliability, slots fit > - method to change speed (have to open up box to set jumpers?) > - HW reset switch > - memory soldered or socketed > - sturdiness > - etc. >Thanks in advance. David Kwong Recently, I purchased an AT clone from Computer Direct, details: price: $1089 for 512K, 8-10Mhz base unit support: Nothing has really gone wrong (yet) but they were willing to talk to me on the phone for 30 min (at their expense) about I problem I was having with my Paradise EGA card, warranty: 30 day money back + 1 year service warranty compatibility: Has yet to balk at anything, and I run a lot of commercial and PD software. Currently running DOS 3.2 speed: 8-10Mhz, no wait state (I believe), 9.4 Norton rating slots: Identical arrangement to IBM speed switch: Alt-Ctrl-\ switch back and forth. Also, Alt-Ctrl- Enter brings up ROM based SetUp utility memory: Socketed, space for 1Meg on board (which I have) sturdiness: The metal panel in the back is a cheaper gr, but who cares about that components: the IC's are Chips Technology made in America! This machine is great. (for the time being...) Lonnie. arpa vanzandt@p.cs.uiuc.edu vanzandt@uiuc.ARPA csnet vanzandt@uiuc.csnet usenet ihnp4!uiucdcs!vanzandt