kelso@mimsy.umd.edu (Stephen Kelley) (07/09/90)
I got my A3000/25 July 3 and after getting it set up to my liking logged into work to read news and mail. Shoot!!! Doesn't *anyone* take a vacation??? I went through 500+ articles in csa alone!!! Here's what I did: I got the ed disc form from a local dealer and then got it signed by a an administrative type here at the Medical School. After that I got a bank check made out to CBM for the discount price + tax +$15 shipping and brought all of the above to the dealer. Yes, *We* owners know this is "by the book". The *nice* twist is that the dealer offered to order my 3000 like a retail machine (so I'd get it asap) and then order mine for his use. So, I got mine just 2 weeks after they began shipping. I would have gotten it earlier except for the face I ordered the 100MB version. Dealer Praise inserted here: I got the machine thru DiskCovery Software in Falls Church, VA. They were quite helpful and knowledgeable w/ the ed discount and probably (I'd say definately) have the largest selection of Amiga software of any retail store I've seen (5 6'x6' sections w/ *most* edges facing out). They even let me try out a couple of games on their A3000 before buying them. (See followup posting on things I found to work & not work). They also have the best Amiga magazine selection (including European titles) I have seen. They are *not* the most technical people around (I've gone there on and off for the past 2 years and their tech quest batting average is almost non-existant - I once asked about a Quantun 80 drive select jumper and their installer droid said "Huh? Oh, we only install hard cards.") They are getting better though. The guy I talked to about the various A3000 video modes knew what he was talking about. Disclaimer: 'course I don't work for `em I want to have a Sun on my desk and get ed discounts! -- Real: Stephen Kelley, Welch Library, Johns Hopkins Univ. Internet: stevek@welch.jhu.edu