Re: Help me choose a new comp.

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From: Mike Champagne
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 00:00

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>>1. Motherboards are garbage, plain and simple.
>>2. Video chips are built on the mainboard and are very slow compared to what 
>>   you can get for a similar price.
>>3.generally the peripherals, including minor things like mice, are really 
    crappy.
>>4. the monitors are god-awful
>>5. the modems and built in telephony features are garbage.

I think I remember someone telling me they were under a lawsuit for shipping 
used components in their new computers.  Anyone know if there's any truth to 
this?

Mike

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From: mchamp@ix.netcom.com (Mike Champagne)
Subject: Re: Help me choose a new comp.
Date: 1995/09/30
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