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From: n1ist@netcom.com (Michael L. Ardai)
Subject: Re: Problems with U.S Cyberlab mailorder
Message-ID: <n1istCKAp6u.Bq@netcom.com>
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Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 15:47:18 GMT
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In article <2i7c7k$gcm@access1.speedway.net> gregt@speedway.net (Greg Thomson) writes:
-Has anybody had any experience (good or bad) with U.S. Cyberlab?
-They seem to be similar to the company called Heathkit which used to 
-be popular. They sell electronics kits. 

Please don't compare them to Heathkit :-)  I would *never* order anything
from US Cyberlab (or one of Nick Goss's companies).  He is impossible to get
hold of (his 'voice mail' system bever seems to answer the phone.

I have tried to get a catalog from him for the past 3 *years*, by phoning
(and leaving name and address on the rare times I have gotten thru), letter,
and by fax.  If he can't send me a catalog, there is no way in hell I will
place an order.  He also doesn't seem to understand Ham radio licensing
requirements, and some of his projects, if used as described by someone
without a license, can come with an $8000 fine from the FCC.  He also has
the nasty habit of designing in custom parts (often re-labled micros) that
are only available from him.

It is a shame, since he has some rather interesting projects.

>They used to advertise quite a bit in ComputerCraft, but in the last
>issue I got, their ads seem to be missing...

Maybe my phone calls and letters to the editors of Computer Craft and
Nuts and Volts have had an effect :-)

/mike
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