marmen@bcara128.bnr.ca (Rob Marmen 1532773) (08/10/90)
I finally located an Ottawa store which sells the Apricorn 2 meg board. The number of steps in the distribution process was so interesting that I had to post it. 1) Apricorn makes the card and sells it to: 2) CNS International, who have a Canadian distributer: 3) Star Peripherals who will not sell to end users, but do sell to: 4) Computer Business Centre who sells the card for $775 cdn. Toshiba Canada sells their card for $1899 CDN list. The best price I could get was $1100, which is below cost for most companies. Even after all the long distance calls, it was still worth it to get the Apricorn. Sometimes I think that I am in the wrong business. Rob... Canadian owners: Your best chance at finding a store in your area is to call Star Peripherals at (416) 470-1212 (Markham Ont.). They won't sell to you, but will tell you where their products are sold. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | Robert Marmen marmen@bnr.ca OR | | Bell Northern Research marmen%bnr.ca@cunyvm.cuny.edu | | (613) 763-8244 My opinions are my own, not BNRs |