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Cable Pros

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Feb 8, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/8/97
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Pentium 133 MHZ CPU’s = $175

MICROPOLIS 9.09 GB FAST SCSI-2
HARD DRIVES = $1800

US Robotics 33.6 Data/ Fax Modems = $110

Western Digital 3.5 GB Hard Drives = $350

CTX 15’ Color Monitors = $285

Gateway 2000 200 mhz mmx Computers:
32 mb SDRAM
512 Cache
2 MB SGRAM 3D 64 bit PCI GRAPHICS
2.5 GB Hard Drive
3.5 Floppy Drive
12x CDROM
Ensoniq 16 bit Sound Card
Altec Speakers
Telepath 33.6 Data/Fax Modem
SpeakerPhone
Mouse
Keyboard
MS Windows 95, Office, Encarta, Money97, Works, Publisher, Others

Price = $1875

All Items do not include shipping. Email if interested. Thanks

Shawn Quinn

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Feb 9, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/9/97
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I just wanted to warn potential net buyers about a bad experience I have
had with Cabl...@aol.com (Gregg Mckeown).

Just before Christmas Mr. McKeown posted several HP machines for sale
including an HP Pentium Pro system that I purchased. Here is his original
post:

> Hewlett Packard (Intel Pentium Pro) 200 mhz Vectra XU 6/200 Minitowers
> 64 mb ram
> SoundBlaster Pro (Audio)
> 4x CD ROM
> 2 GB 2 MB SCSI HD
> 10/100 MBPS Network Adapters
> Matrox Millenium Accelerator Card (Video)
> Speakers
> ECC DIMM Memory
> 2 mb Wram
> 6 Slots
> 3 PCI
> 1 PCI/ISA
> 2 ISA
> Mouse
> Keyboard
> No Monitor
>
> All Models come with the following software: Microsoft Windows 95, MS
> Word, MS Works, MS Money, Norton Utilities, Norton Antivirus, First Aid,
> Word Perfect, and more!
> Email us if interested. We have plenty in stock and ready to roll. All
> computers are brand new and come with complete 3 year warranties.


I asked 3 questions before I purchased the system:

>>1. You list a 10/100 network card... is this or can it be 10/100 base-T?
>>2. You list that these are new units with 3 yr. warranty... are these box
>>unopened?
>>3. Do you take credit cards?

>Answers to your questions:
>1. yes
>2. yes
>3. no

I agreed to a COD (yes I did talk him down some on the price). Everything
appeared to go fine although he sent the COD out for $25 more than what we
agreed but he emailed me that as soon as he received the COD he'd refund
the $25 mistake. However when I received the system it was obviously not
unopened as it had extra peanut style packaging in addition to the HP
packing. I didn't mind that so much however it didn't match the above in
three ways:

1. It has 32MB ram NOT 64MB
2. It has the 10/100VG network card not the 10/100BT that I asked about
3. It came with NO bundled software.

After repeated emails to CablePros with no response I started calling the
work and home phone numbers leaving messages on the machines when I could
get through. Now finally he has changed his home phone (the only one that
seems to have a reliable answering machine) to an unlisted number. I have
been patient for almost 2 months now trying to resolve this issue in
private but now I feel obligated to warn others so they don't have the same
experience.

Shawn Quinn


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