imsai 2

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Fri Aug 20 09:19:58 1999

Boy! I guess I WAS lucky.

Dick

-----Original Message-----
From: Glenatacme_at_aol.com <Glenatacme_at_aol.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: imsai 2


>In a message dated 08/19/1999 11:37:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>edick_at_idcomm.com writes:
>
>> ... and what, exactly, is wrong with the "barebone thing" pray tell?
Last
>> time I bought barebones systems I got enough for a whole law firm. The
>> motherboards have been replaced for upgrades, but the boxes, drives,
>> keyboards, etc, are still in place.
>
>You were very lucky.
>
>What is wrong is that many cutthroat operators put these "barebones"
systems
>together with faulty cpus/motherboards . . . since you're going to take it
>home and add some other components, if you have a problem with the system
>it's easy for the seller to blame any problems on components you didn't buy
>from him or her:
>
>"The barebones system you sold me crashes all the time."
>
>"Let me see it . . . oh, you have these other parts in it . . . that's the
>problem."
>
>"But they're standard parts, and if you check them out you'll see they're
>properly installed."
>
>"Sorry, those parts are not compatible with the high-quality components in
>the system you bought from us. And that crummy software you installed is
>bound to cause problems. But we'll be glad to check it out for $$$ per
hour."
>
>This is one of the oldest cons in the world: Sell something the buyer has
to
>modify in order to use, then shift responsibility onto the buyer by blaming
>problems on buyer modifications. Then charge them out the ass.
>
>Glen Goodwin
>0/0
Received on Fri Aug 20 1999 - 09:19:58 BST