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In article <price.648774803@vlsiws> price@vlsiws.unl.edu (Chad Price) writes:
>(concerning the Z449 trade-in program)...

>Thats news to me. I never received any notice & certainly registered and
>would have upgraded given the chance. 
>
>Do you have the address & or phone number for the upgrade ?? I'd like to
>try. (PS I got my Zenith through Univ Colo @ Denver)

Sorry, I don't.  We were having trouble with a Z248/12 component, and during
the testing phase, the Heath tech suggested swapping the Z449 for a Z549.
We said "What Z549?"  Our sales rep (in Seattle) mentioned some sort of 
swap program, involving the U of Wash, but it wasn't clear whether it was 
part of a nationwide program or a locally-engineered deal.  Since he's a
great sales rep, he let us upgrade for about $150 each, which we took him
up on.  This was nearly two years ago.  I have no idea if it was an
authorized deal or not, and since it was a long time back, it's probably
expired by now (if it ever *was* an authorized deal).

(Then I butt in again... :)
>>To this, let me add; Did you install Zenith's version of Windows 3?  It's
>>been available now for some time (got my upgrade cards in the mail two
>>weeks ago), 
>
>Again - please send / post address. I never received any upgrade info
>from them.

The mailing that came to both my work and home address consisted of a
form that requested your Z-machine model number and serial number, along
with $49.  Since purt near every Zenith hard disk machine for a few years
there had Windows included, everyone who registered their copy should have
gotten this mailing, according to ZDS.  If not, dig out your old registration
card and send it in.  The offer is good till December 31, 1990.  The address
we sent in the $$ and form to was:
   Zenith Data Systems
   Attn: Cash Control
   P.O. Box 1000
   St. Joseph, MI  49085-9983

The come-on letter was signed by Art Lambert, Vice President of Sales and
Marketing.  There's a 1-800-523-9393 number listed, but it looks like its
a sales info line only.  

Best part about the mailing was the info sheet entitled HOW TO DETERMINE
IF YOUR PC IS CAPABLE OF RUNNING WINDOWS VERSION 3.0.  I've read all the
usual trade press stuff, but this was the first guide that made it very
clear to 286 owners (like me) who want to run in standard mode that
YOU NEED MORE THAN 1 MB OF RAM.  Basically, you need 256K of extended
memory and (quoting now) "the expanded memory available above the 640K
will NOT suffice."  I've already ordered more SIMMs!
>
>Chad Price
>price@fergvax.unl.edu


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