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In article <1992Aug19.005550.824@ee.gatech.edu> lockhart@eecom.gatech.edu  
(John B. Lockhart) writes:
=>I ordered my CDROM drive around the 6th of June, and received the cable that
=>goes with it three weeks ago, as I previously posted to this group.
=>
=>After checking with our bookstore, I was told that I'd not receive the CDROM
=>until sometime in September.
=>
=>This caused me to ask myself a question:  Why do I own a NeXT?  I've taken
=>a good look at PeeCee systems, and find that I could have a pretty nice,  
faster
=>setup for less money than what I could sell my 'station for.  Unfortunately
=>for me, I'm pretty attached to UNIX.  But not so attached that I'm willing
=>to wait three months for a CDROM drive to come in.
=>

This might not be a problem with NeXT.  It might be a problem with your  
retailer.  We ordered out CD-Rom and received it within a week.  That was at  
the end of May.  We had two monitors fail that were under NeXT's warrenty.   
They shipped two replacement one in _two_ days.  We may be an exception, but I  
seriously doubt it.  Most other people I have talked with have noted that they  
have received there orders in a timely fashion.

=>Does NeXT even realize that getting its 3.0 release out on time means
=>absolutely nothing to those people who don't have the CDROM drives they
=>ordered to read the release with?  Am I going to get the release *before*
=>the drive?  *Should* I sell my NeXT in favor of a market where I can go
=>buy off-the-shelf things down the street for cheaper than mail-order NeXT
=>equipment??

Pressure your retailer.  Contact the NeXT sales rep in your area (your  
retailer can provide you with the number) and explain the situation.  

=>
=>Annoyed,
=>
=>--John
=>
=>PS:  If someone has an email address at NeXT to which I can pipe my sob
=>     story to let them try and convince me that I'll continue using the
=>     computer for the 90's *in* the 90's, let me know.
=>-- 
=>::::::::  John B. Lockhart  ::::::::::::::  lockhart@eecom.gatech.edu   
::::::::

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