Re: Another: can't *not* buy Win95 on Dell or Gateway

[Linux Idiot <esoteric@atlnet.com>]

Brett Glass wrote:
> 
> At 12:40 AM 5/4/98 -0400, Linux Idiot wrote:
> 
> >I've personally had very good experience with a number of local shops.
> >I've not purchased a complete system, but built one piece meal,
> >purchasing various parts from various vendors in order to get the best
> >price.
> 
> There's the difference. You'll probably get a good machine if you do
> it this way. But if you buy a complete machine from a local shop, it'll
> probably be made in one of two ways. Many shops sell "generic" machines,
> purchased from distributors' catalogs, and stick on their own labels.
> Others hire cheap labor -- often, college students -- to assemble the
> machines. These kids know little about how the machines work, and I often
> help local businesses that can't get on the Internet because the machines
> came with interrupt and port conflicts. There's one here in town that
> I've heard called "Comedy of Errors Computers," because customers often
> have to bring machines back three or four times to get them to work
> right. I tried to get this shop on the Internet, but they couldn't set
> up their own machine to run either Linux or NT properly. I finally gave up.
> 

I think we are dealing with different animals here.  I've worked with a
couple local shops here and I believe their tech people are pretty
sharp.  I do some esoteric things at times, and have always been steered
straight by these folks.  Had two different motherboards go out on me
and they were able to determine how and why.

I'm surprised the "Comedy of Errors Computers" doesn't go toes up.  What
do they have to offer if their service AND prices are not better then
the big shops?

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