On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 03:24:41PM -0500, xcalibre wrote:
>
>> Well we are about to see Comp-USA Close it's doors...
>
> Too bad. CompUSA didn't have the best service or the best people, or even
> the best inventory. And lately, they started selling TVs and such to make
> ends meet. But they were convenient and had a lot of stock in things that
> frequently break, like hard drives, power supplies, cables, etc. You could
> get those things by mail order or internet, but sometimes it's the weekend
> and you've got to be up and running by Monday.
>
> We'll have to put our heads together and come up with alternatives. Maybe
> if we're lucky, someone will buy the ones in our area and keep them
> computer stores.
There's a computer shop in town -- in Riverview, of all places -- so if my
NIC craps out on Thursday and I have a program due on Saturday, I can handle
it without going to a big box store in Brandon. Not excellent kit, but it's
really nice to have _something_.
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