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U.S. Cyberlab (was Ranking the Electronics...)

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From: Robert Armstrong
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 20:57
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ardai@zax.eda.teradyne.com (Michael Ardai) writes:

>Unfortunately, most of the interesting projects are from Nick Goss aka
>US Cyberlab.  I have tried (many times) to get a catalog from them, and 
>it has never shown up.  If they can't send out a catalog to a prospective
>customer (and I was planning to by about 30 kits for a kit-building
>workshop with the Boston Amateur Radio Club), I won't send them any
>money...

  I ordered a copy of "Extreme High Technology" (Nick's book) from
them.   After about a month they sent me a letter saying that "the
book was so successful we need a second press run", and "it will be
shipped in a few weeks."  After two more months I finally gave up
waiting on it.

  The thing that annoyed me the most was that they continued to advertise
the book in "Computer Craft", soliciting even more orders even though they
obviously could not deliver.

  Did _ANYONE_ get a copy of this book ??

  One thing that I will say in Nick's favor is that he did refund my
money promptly and without hassle when I asked for it.  That did make
me feel a little better about U.S. Cyberlab.

  I guess I'd order stuff from them, but I'd do it COD :-)  And I wouldn't
depend on receiving it!

Bob Armstrong
rla@netcom.com
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Subject: U.S. Cyberlab (was Ranking the Electronics...)
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Date: 17 Dec 92 20:57:05 GMT
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