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- From: michael.smith@f842.n800.z3.fido.zeta.org.au (michael smith)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Is there any Atari support..!!!
- Message-ID: <afbdc886@Kralizec.fido.zeta.org.au>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 07:21:02 GMT
- Organization: Fidonet. Gate admin is fido@socs.uts.edu.au
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- Original to: sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- In a message of <30 Oct 92 22:20:48>, sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- (3:713/602) writes:
-
- sr> This refers to some phone contacts with PARAGON Computer's
- sr> in Perth Western Australia...
- No apostrophe ^
-
- sr> This is the bigest distributer of Atari Computers in OZZ..
-
- Not true - they are one of the larger 3rd-party importers, yes.
-
- sr> I contacted them back in May/June about getting TOS 2.06,
- sr> they informed me that they were getting some from Atari OZZ soon.
-
- Yup - or, more to the point, that they had been told by atari Oz that they
- were going to get some. A.O. told me that too.
-
- sr> A friend would like his Mega STE upgraded to TOS 2.06 and a 1.4 meg
- sr> drive..
- sr> I have heared that there are kits for this in the USA...
- sr> Well Paragon stated that there was a 2 year waiting list for 1.4 meg
- sr> drives, or some thing to that effect, I then asked about TOS 2.06, he
- sr> stated that Atari OZZ had let them down and they were hoping to get
- some
- sr> from Compo U.K.
-
- You can get a 1.4 drive from A.O. - presuming you want to pay $280 for a
- very ordinary drive. Alternatively, you can track down an Epson SMD-340 and
- change over the faceplate - the SMD-300 may also work, I'll follow up on
- that, as I'll be getting one in the next few days for the TT.
-
- sr> I also asked about the replacment GAL chip, and the chap stated what
- GAL
- sr> chip !,
- sr> never heared any thing about a new GAL..??
-
- Neither have I - is his faulty?
-
- sr> I have allready delt with Atari OZZ and it took 12 Toll calls to get
- sr> replacment DMA chips, also there Service manager did not know what TOS
- sr> 2.06 Roms were...???
-
- Yup... The problems with A.O. are well known, and as a rule we avoid them
- like the plague. It's taken them 4 1/2 months so far, and our Dev. kit
- still hasn't arrived.
-
- sr> Tell me is this Support..???
- sr> So tell me chaps do you think that people should stick to Atari, if you
- sr> do you must nead your head seeing to...
-
- As a rule, I go to atari in the US when I need support - and to be frank,
- that isn't often. If I want spare parts, well then I just have to pull a
- few strings. Try making some friends one day, RS, it might help more than
- you think.
-
- sr> Roger............... sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
-
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