Re: Summary: Info on local PC dealers

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From: Christopher Biow
Date: Sat, 29 Feb 1992 02:18

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In article <Feb28.052026.7285@ihost.isnet.com> calhoun@ihost.isnet.com (Warren D. Calhoun) writes:
>In <810@aplcomm.JHUAPL.EDU> randy@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu (RANDALL SCHRICKEL ) writes:
>
>>ACCEL (Alexandria)
>>	Good prices. Bad power supply. Often doesn't boot immediately (must 
>>reset several times).
>
>We got 16 machines from ACCEL about two months ago.  So far, three have bad
>1.2meg floppies, two are unable to recognize memory between 640k and 1meg,
>...

Similar experience, here. Their machines are at the very bottom of the 
price ladder. Expect to have things go wrong, and to have 
to bring the machines in yourself to get them fixed.

Better to spend a $100 more ordering from one of the better mail-order
clone makers, who will ship replacement parts, etc. to you.

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