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- MY COMPUTER PROBLEMS CONTINUE...
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- BY
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- JAMES L. MATHEWS
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- Last month, you may remember an article entitled SILLICA SYSTEMS
- and it was all about the many problems I had been having with
- them and all their broken computers and everything. Well, my
- troubles are still continuing but not with Sillica anymore.
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- It was the last straw, we got our money back from Sillica because
- there was a special offer on at Dixons. They were selling the
- 1040 STE curriculum pack for just £150. I got my money back and
- bought the pack from Dixons. When we got it back, it had a duff
- drive in the same way that all the previous STE's had. I
- couldn't believe it. I took it back and they told me that they
- were out of stock and were not going to get any more in (hence
- the reduced price - They were getting rid of them!) and in not so
- many words told me that I would have to lump it. After a bit of
- tactical reasoning on my part, they said that they would try and
- find a replacement at another of their branches and send it down.
- Not too many days later, I received a replacement and you just
- would not believe the state of this thing.
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- The keys and casing was covered in black grime, there were
- missing keys, the back of the shell was coming off, the void
- sticker had been removed (in other words I had no guarantee
- anymore!) and it was all scratched. The amazing thing was, that
- it actually worked properly!!!
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- It is the computer that I am using at the moment while we wait
- for Dixons to sort something out. Can you believe that the
- bastards didn't even say sorry about the state of the computer or
- offer a discount or anything?! The cheek of it, I tell you, this
- computer is a complete wreck on the outside!
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- Anyway, at the moment, Dixons are sorting something out with
- their warehouse and have got a few ST's that I can go up and
- choose from. I was told that they were not new but I wasn't told
- that I could have a discount.
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- Anyway, we have already had one of these little sessions and
- guess what I was offered....A 1040 STF. For those of you that
- don't know, a 1040 STF is one of the very first ST's ever, it is
- below an STE by miles and can't handle anything lthat an STE can
- and is even below the STFM. I STILL wasn't offered a discount.
- The bloke clearly didn't know what he was talking about because
- at first I pretended that it was perfect. I asked him if it was
- the same TOS as the STE I had returned first along with other
- questions and all I could get out of him was, "It's exactly the
- same computer!". In the end I had to get the computer, stick it
- up his nose, twist it round and shout, "NO IT'S BLOODY NOT THE
- SAME COMPUTER!". With a brief apology we were sorted out to have
- another viewing of some other computers later on so I've still
- got that to look forward to.
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- Meanwhile, I am typing away on this old computer that is falling
- apart but at least it works. I'll update you on what's happening
- as and when it happens. Meanwhile, the quest for the perfect new
- STE continues...
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