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Re: Great Packard Bell Web Site

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From: ASgrimel
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 00:00
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In <01bd17ad$c91639e0$cdb785ce@default>, on 01/02/98 
   at 06:43 PM, "TONYs" <AARCUDA@prodigy.net> said:

>probably 90% of the people who complain about them have never owned
>one...they only pass along hear say......i have two of them..they work
>fine.....no problems.....can and have upgraded them...Tonys

Good for you, you're in the minority.  When I worked in retail I had 1 PB
a week come back, 0 Compac, 0 IBM, 0 Apple, 3 or 4 Leading Edge(total
junk).

My best friend and I tried to upgrade a PB for his son.  We eventually
just cut all the slots out of the back and used standard parts. 

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Subject: Re: Great Packard Bell Web Site
Date: 1998/01/02
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