makmur@hardees.rutgers.edu (Hanz Makmur) (06/30/89)
Did any one aout there ever heard of SILVER PLATTER ?? Did any one ever see one ?? If so, can you please tell me how you get it ? Thanks Hanz Makmur --------------- The reason for asking the whole world was this: About 3 months ago, i saw a lot of ads on most Mac magazine concerning LaCie hard disk. I also read review from the net and those magazines that the drive is a good drive. Because of the good reviews and promising ads, I order 2 Lacie drives with the deal that i should get the SILVER PLATTER with each drive I buy. When I received the drive, i then realize that the silver platter doesnot come with package. Curious with what happen, i called the Lacie Ltd. The answer that i got was " send your registration and we will send you the Silver Platter in 30 days." "Wonderfull," I said. About 6 weeks after sending the registration, the silver platter still did not arrive. I then called the company again and asked why . After explaining the reason i am calling, the receptionist then tell me that the product is still in back order and will be send to me in about 30 days. I then started to get upset. Two weeks after the previous called, i gave another call. This time, i got a different respond, they says that they dont have the product and dont know when they are going to have it and they even asked me the name of the receptionist who told me that 30 days promise. Wonderfull huh !!! The receptionist then direct me to another person who then tell me that this is not his responsibility and direct me to another person and who at the time was not there. A different lady then ask me if i want to leave a message and I did. A week passed by still no one has answer my call. -------------- So .... what can I do ??? Wait and let the LaCie play do what ever they want ?? I wonder why those monthly and weekly magazine gave a good review about Lacie... I really wonder... I also wonder why they let this company promise thru their magazine and did not even check if the company can deliver what they promise. I really wonder... ------ Please tell me if you hear any thing about the Silver Platter. I got tired of waiting Hanz Makmur Rutgers University
cy@dbase.UUCP (Cy Shuster) (07/06/89)
In article <Jun.29.16.39.51.1989.23755@hardees.rutgers.edu> makmur@hardees.rutgers.edu (Hanz Makmur) writes: >Did any one aout there ever heard of SILVER PLATTER ?? >Did any one ever see one ?? >If so, can you please tell me how you get it ? I'm aware of a package of theirs called "Silver Lining", which allows hard disks to be shared across a network. Is this the software you mean? --Cy--
makmur@hardees.rutgers.edu (Hanz Makmur) (07/07/89)
= I'm aware of a package of theirs called "Silver Lining", which allows = hard disks to be shared across a network. Is this the software you mean? = --Cy- The Silver Platter is a hardware that is widely advertised in MacWeek, MacWorld Etc.. The hardware supposedly works like NETSERIAL form Shiva. But as of now, it seems that no one knows about it. So far, i have no respond from any one else but you. Thanks any way. If you have some news about it, please let me know. ------------ Hanz Makmur
davidl@intelob.intel.com (David Levine) (07/08/89)
In article <Jul.6.18.46.00.1989.10090@hardees.rutgers.edu> makmur@hardees.rutgers.edu (Hanz Makmur) writes: >= I'm aware of a package of theirs called "Silver Lining", which allows >= hard disks to be shared across a network. Is this the software you mean? >= --Cy- > >The Silver Platter is a hardware that is widely advertised in MacWeek, >MacWorld Etc.. >The hardware supposedly works like NETSERIAL form Shiva. >But as of now, it seems that no one knows about it. >So far, i have no respond from any one else but you. I think you're both a little mixed up. SilverLining is a software program that does basic hard disk management, such as dividing your hard disk into separate volumes, write-locking and password-protecting each volume, testing and initializing the hard disk, etc. SilverPlatter is a different software program that allows hard disks to be shared across a network. Both are supposed to come free when you buy a Cirrus hard disk; you can also buy the two of them for around $100. Again, both are SOFTWARE. I got my Cirrus hard disk before SilverPlatter was written, and I didn't feel like paying to upgrade when SilverPlatter came out (I have a single Mac, not a network), so I can't tell you anything more about it. SilverLining, though, is the best Mac hard disk management program I know. David D. Levine BBBBBBBBB IIII IIII NNN NNNN TM Senior Technical Writer BBBB BBBB iiii iiii NNNN NNNN BBBBBBBBB IIII IIII NNNNNNNNN UUCP: ...[!uunet]!tektronix!biin!davidl BBBB BBBB IIII IIII NNNN NNNN MX-Internet: <davidl@intelob.intel.com> BBBBBBBBB IIII IIII NNNN NNN ARPA: <@iwarp.intel.com:davidl@intelob.intel.com>
makmur@hardees.rutgers.edu (Hanz Makmur) (07/09/89)
In the previous articles : davidl@intelob.intel.com (David Levine) writes: >I think you're both a little mixed up.... I dont think so.See the ads on MacWeek Vol 3 No.4 24 January 1989 p.37 >SilverPlatter is a different software program that allows >hard disks to be shared across a network. Both are supposed to >come free when you buy a Cirrus hard disk; you can also >buy the two of them for around $100. Again, both are SOFTWARE. Wrong again.! Let me quote one of the ads on MacWeek Vol 3 No.4 24 January 1989 p.37: "We nclude a rugged Condura (TM) CARRYING CASE, our SILVERLINING high performance hard disk utility and SILVERSERVER software for local and remote hard disk sharing. We'll also throw in SILVERPLATTER so you can share most serial devices on your LocalTalk Network. In all a $185 value-FREE." So you see when you buy the Cirrus drive, you will get 4 things FREE: 1. Carrying case. 2. SilverLining - hard disk utilities. ( I agree.. this is the best hard disk utility ever made. !) 3. SilverServer - this allows hard disks to be shared across a network. 4. SilverPlatter - this allows most serial devices on your LotalTalk network. I only received 1,2 and 3 and It has been more then 2 months since Cirrus promises to deliver the Silver Platter. Surprisingly, not many know that they should get 4 free goodies when they buy they drive. In other words, not many know what they should be getting and the Cirrus ltd. should be very happy about it. I wonder if the publisher of the Mac magazines ever wonder if the advertiser ever fulfill what they promise in their magazines. ---------- Hanz Makmur