NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/sys/tandy/1348

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From: [e-mail] (ron.petrocco)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: Why Tandy?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 30 Aug 92 01:03:12 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>No offense to anybody who bought a tandy, but what are the possible advantages
>of having a comp when the upgrades are 1.limited 2.expensive and 3.bad quality.
>I have a friend who just bought a comp. from tandy(smart guy huh?) and wanted
>to get a game port for his computer. When he went over to the local store he
>was told that it would cost him approx. $200 for the port!!! Maybe in some
>small cities or wacked out larger ones the prices are down but i doubt it.
>It just makes me mad when i hear about the idiotic things that radio shack
>does!

I agree.  They want $600 for a hard drive and $400 for a
floppy drive for my laptop. They told me when I bought it that
any time I want to copy one of my 3-1/2" floppies to 5-1/4" or
vice versa, just bring it in (they're text files, not
copyrighted materials) and they would do it.  Now they have a
new manager, and they will not do it anymore.  That's the last
Tandy computer I'll ever buy.  Also, why should I pay $105 to
extend the warranty to 2 years when I can do it for free by
buying it on my AT&T Universal Card?

Adelle
[e-mail]