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From: carlos@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Carlos Borges)
Subject: Re: Ste DMA chip replacement
Message-ID: <1991Jun12.210756.2621@garfield.cs.mun.ca>
Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland
References: <HD8_RY$@warwick.ac.uk> <1991Jun12.135537.6164@newcastle.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1991 21:07:56 GMT
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D.C.Halliday@newcastle.ac.uk (Dave Halliday) writes:
>"Bob Gleadow, Managing Director of Atari UK, is keen to clear the air
>about STE DMA problems. As FORMAT reported in issue 16, a faulty DMA
>chip in some STEs could result in hard drive data becoming corrupted
>after just a few hours' use. Gleadow told FORMAT that if you've got a
>problem with your STE, and you can prove it's a legitimate DMA problem,
>then Atari will deal with it free of charge. If you feel your STE is
>one of the "small" batch of machines that has a duff DMA chip, then
>phone Atari on 0753 33344 for the technical department. Oh, and tell
>'em ST FORMAT sent you." 

Does anybody know if this offer stands with Atari CANADA?
Anybody have their phone number?
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C. Miguel Borges             |||        Memorial University of Newfoundland
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