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- From: steve@klaatu.demon.co.uk (Steve Loft)
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- Subject: Re: MIDI card
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:00:30 +0000
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- In article <1992Nov17.115532.598@csd.uwe.ac.uk> r_voisey@csd.uwe.ac.uk (R Voisey) writes:
- >
- >To confuse the issue, QD change labels every few months. They used to be
- >Vertical Twist, and some products still carry that label I think. Now
- >they're Leading Edge, and are trading in association with Greyhound (a major
- >distribution company). Look in BAU for the Leading Edge advert (I think it's
- >a tacky little monochrome affair) and you should find the information you
- >need.
- >
- >It might take a while to get any response out of QD, since (in my opinion, and
- >I don't think I'm alone) their service stinks and they have all the
- >professionalism of a rabid dog.
-
- I wouldn't trust any company which changes names faster than I change my
- socks (no snide comments, thankyou). It's a shame because I was
- seriously considering getting the MIDI/sampler thing; I miss my MIDI
- since I changed my A3000 for an A440/1 - the MIDI podule won't fit now,
- of course [anyone want to buy an A3xxx MIDI podule?].
-
-
- >I think BAU gave it a fairly good review.. it was mentioned in passing in
- >the November issue). The product is actually pretty good - I use one
- >myself. Note, that when I'm nasty about QD I am _not_ referring to their
- >development team, who are excellent.
-
- So maybe I should still consider buying one. But I'd rather not deal
- with whatever-their-name-is-today. Anyone got a second hand one
- surplus to requirements?
-
- Steve
- | Steve Loft steve@klaatu.demon.co.uk |
- | Doncaster, |
- | South Yorks. |
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