foreign macs in mail order catalogs

[TONY MASALONIS <MASALONIS@CUA.EDUnospammage>]

Probably not news to most, but American Mac users should beware when 
buying new macs from mail order concerns that will sell you a system 
designed for use in another country (e.g., the UK).  You get a weird 
keyboard, a registration card addressed to somewhere in the UK, and 
most 
importantly, you don't get a 12-digit Apple tech support number, 
although 
you can get this from Apple after jumping thru a few hoops.

I fell victim to LA Computer; I'm sure there are others. When I called 
this company about this issue, they said they couldn't help, and that 
if 
I'd wanted the American Mac I would have had to pay $300 more.

                                                           
-- 
Tony