[Coladam] We're #3!

[Guy Bona-AdamEm Utilities]

When I got my expansion 3, everything worked fine
until I had a problem with the door on the tape drive
(Clips broke off). Took it to Honeywell, gave me a new
drive and a new R80 chip. Been working ever since.

I have two other Adams and they still work. I saw
Packard Bell on that list and I had one. Did have
problems with it, but I'm glad they decided to pull
out because I wouldn't buy one again.

Guy
--- Bob <rslopsema at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I AGREE with you Geoff.  I came on the ADAM scene in
> 1989, and all the 
> ADAM's I have used, aquired, purchased, or otherwise
> had my hands on, worked 
> very well.  Of course, I have had some of late (last
> 2-3 years) have a video 
> chip failure, but that is about it.  I would have to
> say the ADAM was one 
> tough little computer, including the printer
> (although noisy).  What happens 
> when a company overextends it's ability to produce,
> or wants to get a jump 
> on a market segment, is that they get caught with
> their "pants down" as 
> Coleco did with the  "hurry up production - bring it
> to market idea".  BTW, 
> I have some new in the box Revision 80 examples and
> they are fine.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Geoff Oltmans" <oltmansg at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Rich Drushel" <rfd at cwru.edu>
> Cc: "Adam Coleco" <coladam at adamcon.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Coladam] We're #3!
> 
> 
> > I'd agree with that. The problem with the ADAM was
> that they had delays in 
> > production and development and shipped it to
> market anyway. Microsoft did 
> > the same thing with the Xbox 360 when it was
> introduced. I suppose that 
> > Coleco would have gotten hammered just as bad if
> they hadn't tried to ship 
> > in time for Christmas. I haven't seen too many
> flakey ADAMs, but maybe I'm 
> > just lucky since I never had one brand-new and all
> the DOA ones were 
> > either replaced or chucked in the trash.
> 
> 
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