Hi Charles, Yeah, really. Here is another prime example of something that is rather inexpensive for the mainstream public, but the moment they add accessibility to it the company charges five to ten times the cost of the original mainstream item. Then,to add insult to injury not only do you pay several times the cost of the original item it doesn't ave the same features or capabilities of the product it was based on.
Of course, back in the 90's when I had my Franklin Language Master I didn't really have much of a basis for comparison and it was purchased for me for school so it was no big deal what it cost. Now, that I'm older and wiser I see that I really wasn't getting anything special for the price that unit would have cost. compared to what was available for the general public. Now, of course, the PC has made the Language Master outdated. A lot of those games such as Hangman can be downloaded for free, and even if there isn't a specific word game available it would be easy to whip up in Python or visual Basic over a couple of days. Cheers! On 4/11/13, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote: > If it did not meet sales expectations, I know why. I also have one that > needs repair. When I called about getting it repaired several years ago, > they said that the repairs, whatever they may be, would cost a flat fee of > $100. The unit cost, new, was almost $500. A friend at work had one that > was identical to mine. Same games, same dictionary features, almost the > whole 9 yards. There were differences, though. His machine did not speak. > > His machine would accept cartridges to expand the dictionary features and > include different games. And his machine cost $80! Wonder why they didn't > > sell very well? > > --- > Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
