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- From: audley@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Christopher D Audley)
- Subject: Re: CD-ROM - 3 Month wait??
- Message-ID: <1992Aug15.193049.21463@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
- Keywords: next, cd-rom, delays, delays, delays
- Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
- References: <1992Aug14.010609.3645@ee.gatech.edu> <20554@optima.cs.arizona.edu> <1992Aug15.033831.753@parsec.mixcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 19:30:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug15.033831.753@parsec.mixcom.com> alberto@parsec.mixcom.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) writes:
- >
- >If memory serves, everyone I know has had to wait when ordering
- >from NeXT. - This is one area where <GASP> Apple does it better.
- >All Apple deliveries in my company, have always been received in
- >3 weeks or less from ordering time.
- >
- >I placed an order for my CD drive 3-1/2 weeks ago. Yesterday, I received
- >a call from NeXT, telling me about an error on my pricing for the
- >SCSI cabling. - It took them about 21 days to process the order.
- >Sure hope they were mailing the drive then. Time will tell.....
-
- Hmm, last time I ordered something from NeXT ( my station in Nov. '90 )
- it took forever to get to me as well. Seems NeXT sells tomorrows
- technology today but doesn't deliver it until the day after tomorrow :-)
-
- Chris
-
- PS: Yes, I realize a CD-ROM drive isn't "tomorrow's technology", its a joke.
- Unfortunately, not one I'm laughing at.
-
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