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From: ralph@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Ralph Hightower)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Questions about 128 Reliability (Considering upgrade from C64)
Summary: Go fer it!
Keywords: 64 vs. 128 reliability
Message-ID: <3760@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Date: 23 Sep 88 16:02:19 GMT
References: <3750@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Reply-To: ralph@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Ralph Hightower, x6758)
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Thanks to all those that mailed me and followed up about the C128
reliability.  There was only one person who knew of a 128 failure (blown
fuse and something else, that failure is not accessible right now).  The
over whelming response is that the C128 is a reliable machine.

At the present time, I still don't know what the failure of the C64 is.  I
do know that the power supply is bad because there was not 9V AC coming out
and I read 5V DC and the power supply was tried on a working C64 (and my
C64 was tried on a working power supply); neither were successful.

<***Computer salemen flame warning***>
I don't know why the computer salesman tried to steer me away from a C128
(they don't sell C64's or C128's, just Amigas); although I did notice that
he had a used C64 for $125, so he was probably going to try and sell me
that.  I have learned not to be influenced by computer salesmen (I haven't
been burned by being gullible by their claims anyhow).  Computers are my
work and my hobby and I form my own opinions about the various prducts
based on my reading of the technical PC magazines (* PC is not trademarked
by IBM *).

A related computer saleman story:   "Can I help you?".   "I'm
thinking about the Amiga 2000".   "OH! I highly recommend the Amiga
500!  It's more powerful than the 2000 and has more value than the 2000."
 "Oh.  Do you have the Amiga 2000?"   "No.  We just sell the Amiga
500."   . . . thinking to my self . . . "Of course, why would he want
to sell something that he doesn't have.  Is always better to sell the bird
in the hand rather than two birds in a bush."  This store primarily sells
IBM PC-clones.

I formed my opinion that I wanted to buy the Amiga 2000 from the BYTE Amiga
2000 Preview article.  IBM PC compatibility would be a nice, but secondary
feature (IBM PC/AT is preferred more; the PC/XT is too much of a dog in
terms of lack of speed).  The primary feature is the rumors on UNIX
availability in the future!
-- 
            ralph@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM   
            NCR Corp., Engineering & Manufacturing - Columbia, SC
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