mjv@iris.brown.edu (Marshall Vale) (11/21/89)
First let me ask my main question and then explain why.
Can any of you recommend a nice Atari dealer in the Connecticut (eastern
end prefered) or Boston area? Thank you.
Dealer Woes: Here in the teeny state of Rhode Island, we have but one
dealerof Atari wares. This place also sells Amiga and C64 stuff as all Atari
dealers seem to these days. However, these lowly people at the dealer are
also involved in pirating with the Very scummy people in charge of the
local user's group. I will not do business with a hypocritical dealer that
pirates and doesn't even let you try software w/o buying it. There is another
dealer close by in Mass. but they are very small and don't deal with Mega's. Also the owner was very rude to me as a prospective customer and made stupid
jokes about his wife who was working the counter. I have very little
intention of doing business with either of these places.
There was a very nice store up in Quincy, Mass run by a
friend-of-a-friend
but he went out of business (he was broken into once and insurance costs
went throught the roof.)
In recent trips to California (SF Bay Area) and Oregon, I noticed that
several Atari stores the used to be are either gone or all Amiga and
Nintendo.
The condition of Atari dealers really seems sad these days. I would like
to
possibly get another Atari computer whenever it (TT) comes out, however I
may have decide to go with the Mac since I know I can easily find dealers
and info for it. The situation has been very bad out here and with the
local user's group been turned into a pay'n''pirate party bunch, I was out of
touch with Atari happenings. thanks for listening.
-- mjv@iris.brown.edu
[S.D.= these are my opinions and not my employers]
"And, oh! Father Christmas, if you love me at all,
Bring me a big, red india-rubber ball."
A.A. Milne "Now We are Six"SHAWL@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (11/22/89)
> Can any of you recommend a nice Atari dealer in the Connecticut (eastern > end prefered) or Boston area? Thank you. > > Although far from Connecticut, there is an excellent store in Kansas City that I would like to recommend to everyone not having a store in your area. It is The Computer Room, run by Larry Kopenhaver (spelling??). Phone number is 816-363-2814. Although not a large store, he sells ONLY ATARI; he knows his stuff, and is VERY helpful (for example, he even downloaded some crucial program to me from his home). This type of dealer needs the support of us all. I have no affiliation whatsoever with the store (other than the $$ I leave with him!) Steve Shawl