slackey@bbn.com (Stan Lackey) (06/10/91)
Well, my worst nightmare finally happened - it looks like a power line surge from a passing storm took out my whole system. Actually two - the first one, two weeks ago, took out my 65XE. I bought a 800XL off a coworker, and now that one is gone too. Roughly the same symptoms. Now, the XF551 is totally dead, the 1050 is flakey, and it looks like the XEP80 is having problems too. (I have a 400 I used to appraise the damage.) This is the first time I have had something break. So I am asking what is the best thing people have found to do - call Atari, local repair shops, etc. Note: I am tempted to upgrade to 32-bits. It will depend upon the cost to repair/replace, and the value I place on the 50,000 tons of software I have collected, not to mention some good Infocom text advs I haven't even booted yet. -Stan
asgardia@unixland.uucp (Craig Rothman) (06/12/91)
slackey@bbn.com (Stan Lackey) writes: > Well, my worst nightmare finally happened - it looks like a power line > surge from a passing storm took out my whole system. Actually two - > the first one, two weeks ago, took out my 65XE. I bought a 800XL off > a coworker, and now that one is gone too. Roughly the same symptoms. > Now, the XF551 is totally dead, the 1050 is flakey, and it looks like > the XEP80 is having problems too. (I have a 400 I used to appraise > the damage.) > > This is the first time I have had something break. So I am asking what > is the best thing people have found to do - call Atari, local repair > shops, etc. > > Note: I am tempted to upgrade to 32-bits. It will depend upon the cost > to repair/replace, and the value I place on the 50,000 tons of software > I have collected, not to mention some good Infocom text advs I haven't > even booted yet. > > -Stan You happen to be in a great part of the US for getting your ataris fixed, and running in no time. THeres locally (computer zone in North attleboro), Syntronics in kenmore square.. and better yet, theres a local board for 8 bitters where the sysop knows the ataris inside and out and does good work for a reasonable price. THe board is on the North Shore of Boston towards Lynn way.. If you want the # send me privately. He fixed 5 drives for me, installed a rambo for me, and did it all well and cheap too! Call em.