gaspar@stl-08sima.army.mil (Al Gaspar) (12/17/89)
Someone mentioned that Software, etc. was a good place to go to see the Amiga demoes. I was just wondering how they were doing. We were supposed to have one open at a mall here (Northwest Plaza for those in St. Louis, MO) but it remains an empty storefront. It's getting a little late to capitalize on Christmas; so I got to wondering... I was hoping to do a little shopping there. On a more general note, does anyone know how Commodore's ad campaign is doing? Is the push working? Just curious-- Al -- Al Gaspar <gaspar@stl-08sima.army.mil> (used to be <gaspar@almsa-1.arpa>) USAMC SIMA, ATTN: AMXSI-TTC, Box 1578, St. Louis, MO 63188-1578 COMMERCIAL: (314) 263-5646 AUTOVON: 693-5646 uunet.uu.net!stl-08sima.army.mil!gaspar
monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine) (12/20/89)
In article <6315@nigel.udel.EDU> gaspar@stl-08sima.army.mil (Al Gaspar) writes: > >Someone mentioned that Software, etc. was a good place to go to see the >Amiga demoes. I was just wondering how they were doing. We were ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I don't know about your area but the Software Etc. near hear only has one rack of amiga software marked "clearance" and no hardware apparent! I hope that is not the case in other stores/areas. Monty Saine San Diego Ca.
sullivan@nssg.enet.dec.com (12/20/89)
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" I don't know about your area but the Software Etc. near hear only has
"one rack of amiga software marked "clearance" and no hardware apparent!
" I hope that is not the case in other stores/areas.
In Worcester,MA at the Greendale mall they were at least friendly
about amigas. They has some sale items there. An A500 on display, and
a case of A1010 drives at about $140 each. I got DPaintIII there for
$99 which was an unadvertized special and the sales person said
anything I don't see they would order. They even had a WACUG
(Worcester Area Commodore Users Group) news letter with the Amiga SW.
-Steve Sullivanrobin@sabre.uucp (Robin D. Wilson/1000000) (12/20/89)
In article <7011@shlump.nac.dec.com> sullivan@nssg.enet.dec.com writes: >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> I don't know about your area but the Software Etc. near hear only has >>one rack of amiga software marked "clearance" and no hardware apparent! >> I hope that is not the case in other stores/areas. > > In Worcester,MA at the Greendale mall they were at least friendly >about amigas. They has some sale items there. An A500 on display, and >a case of A1010 drives at about $140 each. I got DPaintIII there for >$99 which was an unadvertized special and the sales person said >anything I don't see they would order. They even had a WACUG >(Worcester Area Commodore Users Group) news letter with the Amiga SW. > > -Steve Sullivan I second the motion FOR Software Etc. I purchased my A500 from them, and they have been most helpful. I had to take back 2 (that's two, count 'em, two) A500's and while most places would have made me send it off to get serviced (or just taken a couple of days to service it in house) Software Etc. willingly swapped the bad ones for new machines. Even more important than that, when I got mixed up (through a little mis-information) and took only part of the machine back in (the part with the defect), they let me take a New system home that day, and return the rest of my system the next day -- on faith alone. The Software Etc.'s here in Austin have a limited selection of Software for Amy, but they generally have a reasonable -- albeit not usually discounted to the level of mail order -- prices; at least reasonable enough so that if you want it quick, it's only $5 - $10 more than mail-order. The Austin stores all have A500's setup and demoing software -- usually some game -- but then that's what they demo on the PS/2 and IIgs and Mac SE there as well. Often times it is the same game -- which makes Amy standout like an oasis in the desert (a clear favorite among the ooglers, "Wow, look at that one!"). +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |The views expressed herein, are the sole responsibility of the typist at hand| +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |USNail: UUCP: | |2323 Wells Branch Pkwy., #G107 cs.utexas.edu!romp!ibmchs!auschs\ | |Austin, TX 78728 !sabre.austin.ibm.com!robin | |Home: (512)251-6889 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<-MUST BE INCLUDED| +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
nor1675@dsacg2.UUCP (Michael Figg) (12/21/89)
In article <6315@nigel.udel.EDU> gaspar@stl-08sima.army.mil (Al Gaspar) writes: > >Someone mentioned that Software, etc. was a good place to go to see the >Amiga demoes. I was just wondering how they were doing. We were Here in Columbus Software, etc. is looking like an outfit that isn't expecting a real big future. They had two suburban area outlets that were fairly good for books and general computer accessories, and had a basic game software inventory for most computers including the Amiga. They have since closed both of these stores and opened another in a new mall downtown. The new store has most of the software and some of the accessories of the old stores, but the book selection has really shrunk. They have a magazine section that was also very good for computers in general, but this has also shrunk. The new store, and for that matter the mall and downtown Columbus as a whole are alittle out of the way, except for the people who work there. -- "Hot Damn! Groat Cakes Again | Michael Figg DSAC-FSD Heavy on the thirty weight!" | DLA Systems Automation Center - Columbus,Oh mfigg@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil
sasjtb@sas.UUCP (Jack Bulkley) (12/22/89)
The problem I have with Software, Etc. here in Raleigh, NC is the software prices. They do have some non-games on the shelf and were willing to order other things. Their prices seemed very close to list. I asked about ordering Music-X and was told $289. The Go-Amigo price is $175 and I saw a mention of Creative Systems having it for $150. I don't know what I am paying for by buying from a local dealer if they have to order it anyway. I might be willing to pay an extra 10-20% if it meant I got to try out a program first. They do have a 500 setup but not enough software to be that can be demoed. They were also running the all to common workbench hand "demo" when I was there. No one was paying any attention to the machine. If what I saw was typical I don't see how they are ever going to get enough business to continue carrying Amigas. -- This posting was generated by a simlutator. Anything said that you did not agree with was a bug and will be fixed in the next release. mcnc!rti!sasjtb@sas (Jack Bulkley)
akcs.dfrancis@tronsbox.UUCP (Dennis Francis Heffernan) (12/23/89)
The Software, ETC up by me (Willowbrook Mall, Wayne, NJ) is ostensibly the #1 store in the country, and they've got a pretty good setup. They're lagging a bit in Amiga software selection (and in getting the stuff before their competetors in the mall), but the manager tells me that's likely to change. He's been selling Amy 500's at about 4-5 per day all season...he sold 30 in the last six days alone.