OH yeah,and on my friend's compaq,even the memory was proprietary,it was
a p-100 and could not use standard edo ram,besides the fact the mobo and
case were diff.

Dan
At 07:23 AM 2/3/98 -0800, you wrote:
>To the best of my knowledge Packard Bell allegedly suffers from an abysmal
>Customer Service Satisfaction record as well as being known for utilizing
>proprietary parts ( read inexpensive and sometimes inferior ) that are not
>industry standard and therefore are not easily exchangeable and
>upgradeable. I have recently come to find out that Compaq computers are
>also proprietary and this has caused me some reason for concern since I am
>seriously considering purchasing Compaq's latest offering, the Presario
>4860, 333 Mhz 'puter. When I called Compaq and tried to glean information
>regarding the chip set on the motherboard and back ground information on
>the various mechanisms that make up  the computer I was informed that that
>information was unavailable. I would appreciate any information regarding
>Compaq computers in general and where on the Net I could possibly locate
>information concerning what goes into a Compaq computer. I realize that
>some of what I may have said could be construed as inflamatory : ) and I
>apologize in advance if I may be mistaken in my assumptions. Bottom Line is
>I am interested in making an educational purchase and would like
>constructive feedback.
>
>Thanks so much.
>
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