utoddl@uncecs.edu (Todd M. Lewis) (10/23/89)
I've been trying to get in touch with Comspec Communications in Toronto, Canada. I can call them Ok, and my letters cheerfully head north, but I never seem to get anything back from them. Has anyone had any dealings with them directly? Have they seemed responsive? I really want to buy a SCSI controller from them for my A1000, but I can't get anything back from them in the mail. Any comments would be welcome. --Todd (still looking for a hard disk) Lewis
840445m@aucs.uucp (Alan McKay) (10/24/89)
In article <1989Oct23.142435.20216@uncecs.edu> utoddl@uncecs.edu (Todd M. Lewis) writes: > >I've been trying to get in touch with Comspec Communications in >Toronto, Canada. I can call them Ok, and my letters cheerfully > [...] >responsive? I really want to buy a SCSI controller from them for >my A1000, but I can't get anything back from them in the mail. > >Any comments would be welcome. >--Todd (still looking for a hard disk) Lewis When I was living in Ottawa this summer I phoned them on a few occassions and had no problem at all getting through and talking to people. However, you may not be happy to hear what I found out. They are no longer making any of there A1000 memory boards or controllers. If you REALLY want one, they will make it for you, but it will cost you extra $$. Maybe that won't be so bad since your American money is worth more up here, but for me, as I recall, the price of a ram board was almost twice the price of the next guy. Mind you, there products are of superior quality and I would pay more for one, but not THAT much more. -- + Alan W. McKay + VOICE: (902) 542-1565 + + Acadia University + "Courage my friend, it is not yet too late + + WOLFVILLE, N.S. + to make the world a better place." + + CANADA 840445m@aucs + - Tommy Douglas +
markv@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mark VanMeeter) (10/25/89)
> I've been trying to get in touch with Comspec Communications in > Toronto, Canada. I can call them Ok, and my letters cheerfully > head north, but I never seem to get anything back from them. > > Has anyone had any dealings with them directly? Have they seemed > responsive? I really want to buy a SCSI controller from them for > my A1000, but I can't get anything back from them in the mail. > > Any comments would be welcome. > --Todd (still looking for a hard disk) Lewis I received my A1000 SCSI controller from Comspec a couple of weeks ago. I first had to send them a letter authorizing them to charge it to my credit card number. For some reason, they couldn't take this over the phone. About 2-3 weeks later, it arrived. They told me it takes this long because they make them only as ordered. Why don't you call them to see if they got your order? Comspec - (416) 785-3553 * warning * I originally tried to order this controller from a mail order firm called Computer Discount. After more than 6 weeks of phoning and waiting I finally got in touch with Comspec directly who told me that the orders that were to go to Computer Discount had been sitting on a shelf for weeks because they hadn't been paid! I quickly cancelled my order with Computer Discount and ordered directly from Comspec. I got my order a few weeks later, and for about $75.00 less than the mail order price. ---- Mark VanMeeter ARPANET : markv%hpmwtd@hplabs.hp.com UUCP : ...hplabs!hpmwtd!markv
root@comspec.UUCP (Super user) (10/26/89)
In reply to the news article from Todd Lewis:
Todd: I am very sorry that you have not received a reply to the letters that
you sent up here. I have checked with sales and they have no record of
receiving them. I do not know why they have not arrived here but I would like
to asure you that our customers are very important to us and I apologize for
any inconvenience this has caused you.
Our proper mailing address is:
Comspec
74 Wingold Ave
Toronto, Ontario Canada M6B 1P5
Voice (416) 785 - 3553
Fax (416) 785 - 3668
UUNET : ...!uunet!mnetor!becker!comspec!rick -or- rick@comspec
(I will forward any email to the proper person)
I am not sure as to the content of your letters but as far as the SCSI
controller for the A1000 goes - they are still available, although they are
only being built on demand.
If possible please email me a copy of your letter.
Rick McCalla