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To: david alexander who wrote (35941)	8/13/1998 2:44:00 PM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 1573213

Re: "I just visited a CompUSA store in upstate New York and fully half the systems on display were AMD or Cyrix based systems. I must say that the store is in my opinion very poorly managed. The displays are not well done and information is hard to get from the employees. I can see why CompUSA may be having problems. " So can I... EP

To: david alexander who wrote (35941)	8/13/1998 3:48:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 1573213

David, RE:"I just visited a CompUSA store in upstate New York and fully half the systems on display were AMD or Cyrix based systems. I must say that the store is in my opinion very poorly managed. The displays are not well done and information is hard to get from the employees. I can see why CompUSA may be having problems. " Amen

To: david alexander who wrote (35941)	8/13/1998 4:09:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573213

David, If you are in Rochester NY check "Accurate Technology" 716 427-0440. That store was part of the group I sold a few years ago. They are a custom screwdriver shop making systems for Kodak, GM etc and they are very knowledgeable saleswise and are part of the people that tell me that many techs ask for AMD. Bill

To: david alexander who wrote (35941)	8/13/1998 10:32:00 PM
From: Time Traveler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573213

David, On the contrary to your CompUSA experience in Albany, NY, the one in Warwick, RI, has only three or four models of K6 or Cyrix out of almost two dozen computers. I found most of the sales people pitching P-II systems to customers however. Face it. CompUSA's problem resides in retail business. Nowadays, with plummeting prices, you can hardly make money with razor thin margins. The profit, if any, resides now in whole sale business, where high volume and low overhead is the key to success. Time Traveler