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Re: [chat] Hard Drive Problems


Jon Biddell wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 09:11:33AM +1000, jjmac wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Iv'e been having problems finding a retail outlet in Sydney that
> > sells ATA33/66 hard drives. Iv'e tryed ringing and personally
> > visiting various shops, but know one seems to stock anything
> > that
> 
> < snip >
> 
> One place you could try, apart from somewhere like North Rocks Markets (there are a couple of guys there who are pretty trustworthy) is a company called Programmer's Paradise at Castle Hill...
> 
> I've dealt with theme for about 5 years now and they have pretty good pricing, are great for warranty service (even managed to get Seagate to replace a drive that was brand new when I snapped the data connector off !!!), and have been known to be able to source some of the more "escoteric" computer hardware.
> 
> http://www.programmersparadise.com.au - email to sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Attn: Gillian)
> 
> You could also try Anthony at EverythingLinux - http://www.everythinglinux.com.au
> 
> Jon
> 
> P.S. Just a very happy customer of both establishments.

Hmmm, yes thanks for the hint, i will look in to both places.
My box is very low end but it dose run really well. Iv'e got
Deb's woody installed and have no probs. My car is a 1976 Golf
that iv'e rebuilt and never had problems with parts. The
computers only 6 years old. :) heh heh, Yep thanks a lot
again...
(bought my woody from EverythinLinux too, they are good ! )

John Mac