sphaak@vela.acs.oakland.edu (sphaak) (12/05/90)
My roommate has an 800, and has had it for 11 years. He has wanted me to ask for help from the net for some time now. His disk drive went on the bum, and he doesn't know what to do. Where can he get it fixed/aligned. We called Atari, but they don't care about the old machines; they are no help. We live in the Detroit are, but are willing to ship it anywhere! We use other computers for most things, nowadays, but there are lots of REALLY fun things that we miss that are ONLY on the old, best first and only, ATARI! Thanks for any help! Please E-mail me for any responses to this. :-) Steve Haak Biochemistry Dept.
Ordania-DM@cup.portal.com (Charles K Hughes) (12/05/90)
> >My roommate has an 800, and has had it for 11 years. He has >wanted me to ask for help from the net for some time now. > >His disk drive went on the bum, and he doesn't know what to do. >Where can he get it fixed/aligned. We called Atari, but they >don't care about the old machines; they are no help. > Call up Customer Service at Atari (sorry, I don't have the number) and ask them what their current exchange rates are. The last time I checked they were willing to take a 1027 printer and $75 and give you one of their newer printers. They also did the same for broken 800xls, xes, etc. I think they even do it for disk drives. In any case, give them a call and ask about their exchange program. If they tell you that they have no idea of what you are talking about, ask to speak to someone higher up. They DID have this program, whether they still have it for the 8-bits (since they no longer manufacture them) or not, I don't know. > >Thanks for any help! Please E-mail me for any responses to this. :-) I posted this because others on the net will probably be interested. > >Steve Haak >Biochemistry Dept. Charles_K_Hughes@cup.portal.com
smb@cs.purdue.EDU (Scott M. Ballew) (12/05/90)
In article <4113@vela.acs.oakland.edu> sphaak@vela.acs.oakland.edu (sphaak) writes: > >My roommate has an 800, and has had it for 11 years. He has >wanted me to ask for help from the net for some time now. > >His disk drive went on the bum, and he doesn't know what to do. >Where can he get it fixed/aligned. We called Atari, but they >don't care about the old machines; they are no help. > >We live in the Detroit are, but are willing to ship it anywhere! > Try Happy Computers in Ca. I don't have a phone number or address, but any 8-bit or ST magazine should have an add for one or more of their products. They used to have a service where they would clean, fix, and align 8-bit drives for something like $45.00. This will likely have changed somewhat, but they are good at what they do. Your drive comes back from them purring like a kitten! Scott Ballew