Article-I.D.: lzwi.278
Posted: Sun Sep 15 23:52:15 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 17-Sep-85 04:47:12 EDT
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In my (long and tedious) search for a local ST-520 dealer, I came
across a soon-to-be Amiga dealer.  His customers have seen ST-520s
in Macy's in New York City.

Can anyone confirm this?  ST-520's in department stores would be a
death blow to Atari's chances of finding "serious" dealers (ones who
are willing to service the machines.)
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Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.28700002
Posted: Wed Sep 18 13:44:00 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 20-Sep-85 06:25:01 EDT
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA!mcewan    Sep 18 12:44:00 1985


[color=blue]>  In my (long and tedious) search for a local ST-520 dealer, I came[/color]
[color=blue]>  across a soon-to-be Amiga dealer.  His customers have seen ST-520s[/color]
[color=blue]>  in Macy's in New York City.[/color]
[color=blue]>  [/color]
[color=blue]>  Can anyone confirm this?  ST-520's in department stores would be a[/color]
[color=blue]>  death blow to Atari's chances of finding "serious" dealers (ones who[/color]
[color=blue]>  are willing to service the machines.)[/color]

I played with a ST-520 in a department store in Binghamton, NY over
2 weeks ago.

			Scott McEwan
			{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan

"They're clumsy. They're out of shape. They're dead."

Article-I.D.: orca.1758
Posted: Mon Sep 23 12:19:55 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 26-Sep-85 06:19:35 EDT
References: <278@lzwi.UUCP> <28700002@uiucdcs>
Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR
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Some chain (I forget the name; maybe Computerland?) has opened a branch
within a local "high-end" department store.  Maybe you've seen something
like that?

dgc

Article-I.D.: pedsgd.278
Posted: Wed Sep 25 07:52:50 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Sep-85 03:11:56 EDT
References: <278@lzwi.UUCP> <28700002@uiucdcs> <1758@orca.UUCP>
Reply-To: bobh@pedsgd.UUCP (Bob Halloran)
Organization: Perkin-Elmer, Tinton Falls, NJ
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In article <1758@orca.UUCP> davecl@orca.UUCP (Dave Clemans) writes:
[color=blue]> Some chain (I forget the name; maybe Computerland?) has opened a branch[/color]
[color=blue]> within a local "high-end" department store.  Maybe you've seen something[/color]
[color=blue]> like that?[/color]
[color=blue]> [/color]
[color=blue]> dgc[/color]

A number of regional dept. stores (Abraham & Straus in NYC metro, 
Woodward & Lothrop in DC, etc.) have a 'Computer Depot' department.
When I mentioned to someone in the DC store above that I had seen
a similar department in a different dept. store around NYC, I was
informed they were an independent operation which provided an 'instant' 
computer department for such stores.

						Bob Halloran
						Sr MTS, Perkin-Elmer DSG
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Article-I.D.: ccvaxa.2800009
Posted: Wed Sep 25 10:19:00 1985
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Nf-From: ccvaxa.UUCP!preece    Sep 25 09:19:00 1985


Is it my imagination, or is 42nd St Photo selling the 520ST at
full price?  They seem to be asking 999 for the version with color
monitor.  I didn't think they ever sold anything at full price.
Has Tramiel found some magic way to bind sellers effectively to
list prices?

-- 
scott preece
ihnp4!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!preece

Article-I.D.: ada-uts.16600001
Posted: Tue Sep 24 08:59:00 1985
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Nf-From: ada-uts!hedger    Sep 24 08:59:00 1985


I have heard that the st is being carried in New England by the 'Lechmere'
department store chain...
ihnp4!inmet!ada-uts!hedger

Article-I.D.: Xerox.850930-123503-1266
Posted: Mon Sep 30 15:35:02 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 07:49:50 EDT
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Wait for a rainy day in New York in the middle of the week and then give
them a call --  haggling are sometimes in order.

bf