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- From: tswift@well.sf.ca.us (Theodore John Swift)
- Subject: Re: club 100??
- Message-ID: <BuAov0.A1G@well.sf.ca.us>
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- Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
- References: <1992Sep8.132205.29273@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 05:06:35 GMT
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- > i am thinking of upgrading my model 100 to more memory. our local radio
- > shack wants around $100 per 8k module! $300 to put 24k of memory in
- > a computer is a little nuts. i heard about an organization called club
- > 100 that sells some model 100 related hardware including RAM for around
- > $30 american per 8k module. i tried calling their BBS but didn't get
- > an answer...
- >
- > what has happened to club 100? do they still have a BBS, and if so what
- > is it's number?
-
- Club 100 is very much alive and well. Here's a plug from a previous
- post to the net:
-
- > There's a club in Pleasant Hill, CA called Club 100. They sell
- > products for and support the spectrum of Tandy Portable computers,
- > including the 100, 200, the 102, and the WP-2. They also support the
- > NEC 8201-A, I think.
- >
- > It's run by a cool guy named Rick Hanson. He's been doing this since
- > 1983, and has over 16,000 members. He advertised in this month's PCM
- > Magazine, and I think his prices are really competitive.
- >
- > Whether you use a WP-2 or not, check out these prices:
- >
- > He sells a 128K RAM Disk expansion for the WP-2 for $60. Tandy sells
- > a 32K chip for $119.95.
- >
- > He sells the WP-Duet for $89.95. RS retails it for $99.95.
- >
- > And even if you aren't a WP-2 user, check this out! Portable floppy
- > drives for sale- $130. I think RS is selling them this week for $150,
- > on sale.
- >
- > Club 100 P.O. Box 23438 Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 (415) 932-8856 BBS:
- > (415) 939-1246 FAX: (415) 937-5039
- >
- > Anybody with any positive or negative experience with Club 100 is
- > welcome to comment.
- >
- > DISCLAIMER: I'm not affiliated with Club 100. I just like an
- > entrepreneurial spirit.
- >
- > -Peter Cohen
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