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- SUPPORT RESOURCES ARE JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY!
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- A listing for general support services, manufacturer specific
- support numbers, virus information, software piracy and hard
- drive disk disaster recovery follows.
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- Sometimes the best thing to do for a computer problem which stumps
- you is to pick up the phone and call one of several support
- services. In most cases the manufacturer of your hardware or
- software offers free support.
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- In other cases you may wish to call a general support service.
- In most cases the small charge paid either through your credit
- card or via a toll charge 900 telephone number is well worth the
- time and money invested - especially if you need an answer fast
- and don't have the time for research.
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- GENERAL SUPPORT SERVICES
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- These support services offer general assistance, for a fee, on
- a variety of levels ranging from technical support for DOS,
- Windows, word processing, desktop publishing, hardware and
- software troubleshooting, system configuration and product
- reviews if you are trying to select from several software or
- hardware items and more.
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- Advanced Support Group: 900/456-HELP, 268 Lamp and Lantern
- Village, Town and Country, Missouri 63017 Ask about their
- monthly publication, The ASG Insider Newsletter. Support calls
- are $2.00 per minute, the first 24 seconds are free. ASG returns
- the call if the tech specialist needs to research the answer.
- Visa and Mastercard. Subscription basis 800 toll free service
- available. Further information: 314/256-3130.
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- CompuAdd: 900/990-0111 - also offers similar services. More
- info: 512/250-2000.
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- Kirin International 900/446-2468 - claims support for over 600
- software and hardware products, both MSDOS and Mac. Both prepaid
- and pay as you go plans. 24 hours a day. Further info about
- Kirin: 800/753-2468.
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- Micro Support Resources: 404/452-7676 - Yearly support contracts
- for those needing continuous industrial strength support. Flat
- $200 per year. Focus is small business.
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- PC-Helpline: 800/366-8125 - good customer support on a variety
- of packages.
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- The Help Network: 900/88-4HELP - offers specialists on call who
- are knowledgable about many software packages. Special
- expertise in accounting software such as DAC, Peachtree and
- Bradford, as well as general software packages.
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- MANUFACTURER SPECIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES
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- ALR 714/458-1952
- Apple Computer 408/996-1010
- Arche Technologies 800/322-2724
- AST 800/727-1278
- AT&T 800/922-0354
- Atari 408/745-2000
- Austin Computer 512/339-7932
- Bondwell 415/490-4300
- Brother 201/981-0300
- Canon (printers, scanners, copiers) 800/423-2366
- Canon Computers 516/488-6700
- Casio 201/361-5400
- Citizen 213/453-0614
- Compaq Computer 800/345-1518, 800/231-0900, 713/370-0670
- Complete PC Inc. 408/434-9600
- CompuAdd 800/999-9901
- CompuServe 800/848-8199
- Conner Hard Drives 408/433-3340
- CORE Intl. 407/997-6033
- Dell Computer 800/624-9896, 800/426-5150
- Diconix/Kodak 716/724-4000, 800/242-2424
- Dove Computer 919/763-7918
- Epson Intl. 213/782-2600, 213/539-9140
- Everex 415/498-4411
- Gateway Inc. 800/248-2031
- General Electric 203/373-2431
- GEnie 800/638-9636
- Grid Computer 800/654-4743
- Hayes Inc. 404/441-1617, 404/449-8791
- Hewlett-Packard 208/323-2551, 415/857-1501
- Hyundai Computer 800/234-3553
- IBM 800/426-2468, 914/765-1900
- Intel 800/538-3373
- Librex 408/441-8500
- Logitech 415/795-8100
- Lotus 617/577-8500
- Mannesmann Tally 206/251-5593
- Maxtor Hard Drive 800/356-5333, 800/262-9867, 408/432-1700
- MCI Mail 800/444-6245
- Micropolis Hard Drive 818/709-3325, 818/709-3300, 800/395-3748
- Microsoft 206/637-7096, 206/882-8080
- Microtek Inc 213/321-2121
- Mitsubishi 800/828-6320
- Motorola 708/576-4704
- NCR Inc. 800/543-9935
- NEC Computer 508/264-4300. 508/264-8000, 800/826-2255
- Northgate Computer 800/446-5037
- Okdata Printer Inc 609/273-0300
- Outbound Systems 800/444-4607
- Panasonic Inc. 800/222-0584, 800/447-4700, 201/348-7000
- Poqet Computer 408/764-9400, 408/982-9500
- Practical Peripherals 818/706-0333
- QMS INc 205/633-4500
- Quantum Hard Drive 800/624-5545, 408/894-4000
- Safeware Computer Insurance 800/848-3469
- Seagate Hard Drive Technologies 800/468-3472, 408/438-8222
- Sharp Electronics 800/732-8221, 201/529-9500
- Skisoft (no squint laptop cursor software) 617/863-1876
- Smith Corona 203/972-1471
- Sony Corporation of America 800/433-5212
- Star Micronics Printer 714/768-3192, 212/986-6770
- Tandon Inc. 800/487-8324
- Tandy Computer 817/390-3861, 817/390-3700
- Teac 213/726-0303
- Tektronix Inc. 800/835-6100
- Texas Instruments Inc. 512/250-7407
- Toshiba Computer 800/999-4273, 800/334-3445, 714/583-3000
- Tusk Inc. 407/881-9050
- U.S. Robotics 708/982-5010
- Western Digital 800/832-4778, 714/932-4900
- WordPerfect Corporation 801/225-5000
- Wyse Technology 408/922-5700
- Zenith 800/877-7704
- Zeos International 800/228-5390
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- Computer virus information and help:
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- National Computer Security Assocation 717/258-1816
- McAfee Associates 408/98-3832.
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- To report illegal use or duplication of software, pirating of
- software:
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- Software Publisher's Association 800/388-7478
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- In case of total hard drive or floppy failure and you MUST
- recover data which is irreplaceable. Including disks or hard
- drives which have been dropped, fire-damaged or water-damaged:
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- Ontrack Company 800/872-2599
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