No wonder they lost $384 MILLION this year [message #279526] |
Thu, 19 December 1985 14:58 |
jf4
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Article-I.D.: bonnie.663
Posted: Thu Dec 19 14:58:07 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 20-Dec-85 03:01:39 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ
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Remember when Commodore used to be the friendly computer company?
Well check this out -
My c-64 developed serial bus problems, so the local RCA tech told
me (for $14) that I had two bad 6526 ICs. They don't replace
individual ICs, so he wanted to swap the board for $74. This
doesn't make sense when I can get a new one for $120.
So I tried for five days to call Commodore service (215-436-9200).
Their number is *constantly* busy. When I got through, they said
they'll send me these chips for $17 each plus shipping. Is this
a ripoff, or what?
They've discontinued the venerable C-64, so the price should drop
to <$100. Potential Amiga buyers beware. I don't know what
happened to Commode but the people were extremely rude on the phone
... Moral of the story - Another flagship bites the dust.
Thanks big blue!
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Re: No wonder they lost $384 MILLION this year [message #279653 is a reply to message #279526] |
Fri, 27 December 1985 22:17 |
grr
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Article-I.D.: unirot.264
Posted: Fri Dec 27 22:17:31 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Dec-85 13:25:53 EST
References: <663@bonnie.UUCP>
Reply-To: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins)
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In article <663@bonnie.UUCP> jf4@bonnie.UUCP (John Fournay) writes:
> Remember when Commodore used to be the friendly computer company?
[ lots of justifiable steam about Commodore repair policies... ]
> They've discontinued the venerable C-64, so the price should drop
> to <$100. Potential Amiga buyers beware.
This simply isn't correct.
The C64 has not been discontinued.
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George Robbins uucp: ...!ihnp4!tapa!grr
P.O. Box 177 ...!caip!unirot!grr
Lincoln U, PA 19352 [Any ideas herein are not responsible for themselves!]
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Re: No wonder they lost $384 MILLION this year [message #279669 is a reply to message #279526] |
Mon, 30 December 1985 09:01 |
dwl10
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Article-I.D.: amdahl.2450
Posted: Mon Dec 30 09:01:44 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 31-Dec-85 01:02:27 EST
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> My c-64 developed serial bus problems, so the local RCA tech told
> me (for $14) that I had two bad 6526 ICs. They don't replace
> individual ICs, so he wanted to swap the board for $74. This
> doesn't make sense when I can get a new one for $120.
>
RCA is the MOST EXPENSIVE repair facility! They only do unit swap
(PC boards), not discreat components.
Call around to other "authorised" repair facilities, they should be
cheaper.
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