jrd@STONY-BROOK.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (John R. Dunning) (04/06/88)
I'm looking for opinions about which mail order places for 8-bit stuff are good, and which should be avoided. I'm mostly interested in promptness of delivery and non-screwups, but all data are welcome. I'll summarize to the net if anyone's interested. Thanks in advance.
bobm@hpfcmr.HP.COM (Bob Montgomery) (04/09/88)
Re: Mail Order for 8-bit software I like Software Discounters of America. At one time they didn't carry any software with the Atari brand name and they're not advertising Atari brand titles in their latest magazine ads but they have lots of other software and some hardware as well. I usually get all excited about my Atari 800 every December and order a bunch of games for Christmas. I've never had any problems with SDA. Order line: 1-800-225-7638, free shipping over $100, no surcharge for VISA/MasterCard. Another fun place is B&C ComputerVisions. They carry closeouts, weird hardware, and lots of Atari memories (not RAM, history). Their prices on normal software are not all that great. I haven't actually ordered mail order although I know someone who has. Instead, I showed up in person and had a great time looking over all the 8-bit stuff and got several games and some reconditioned Atari joy sticks (and avoided the temptation to buy the Newell Floating Point ROMS for my 800). This place is a must-see for Atari nerds on business trips to Santa Clara, CA. Bob Montgomery Long time Atari nerd and father of a 3-year-old Atari nerd