Stephen, Maybe a little late, but I really feel I should drop in my two cents. I recently purchase my first Rex from Greg. My M100s are a little more than a hobby to me as I use them on a regular basis and the Rex has made things quite a bit more enjoyable moving data between computers and such. That is not to say it is all easy.
When I first received my Rex I could not get it to work in any of my three M100s. I thought maybe the code had somehow become corrupt and went through every which way I could -- plus suggestions from the list, to remedy the problem. Greg and Ian offered help as well as the fine folks on the list. We all understand making this stuff with the limited resources available is quite time consuming, so I was never expecting some over night miracle and did not beef about Arcade Shopper. When I had finally reached the end of my rope to get the Rex working, Greg and Ian came through with a replacement on its' way before I had even asked. This was the kind of service I would expect from a multi-billion dollar company not from a limited market enterprise such as Arcade Shopper. I was so happy the day I received the replacement, as I had already sent my return, I installed it the moment I got home, but something was still wrong as even the new Rex did not function. This can't be, I thought and took a closer look with all the candle power I could muster around my shop magnifier and examined my M100s option Rom sockets even closer than my Near and Far sighted eyes with progressive lenses could do. I found that the whole problem was a pin, one stinking pin, in the socket had been misaligned and did not connect properly to the Rex. Greg and Ian never once voiced ill upon me and maintained great business ethic and character over the situation that, in-the-end, was my own problem. Never that of the product at all. So I praise them both and the blessing Arcade Shopper is for those of us that still find real use for the M100s. I have not been a patient man in most of my 60 years and never relished waiting on a parcel, but it should be of little concern these days when everything can be tracked so quickly. Greg provides tracking information and that gives plenty of time to manage what you must to assure safe delivery of your parcel. Voicing it here is just plain inappropriate. As is now I am enjoying the heck out of playing with -- and that is the only way to describe first use of, the Rex. So here goes a thank you to, not only Greg and Ian, but Steve as well. The Rex rocks and is worth any amount of wait time I must endure. God Bless, GregS <>< ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Pereira" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 8, 2019 9:44:15 AM Subject: [M100] Arcade Shopper? Hello all, I’m quite new to the M100 area, and I’ve been having a good time working my way through getting things to work that folks have created and published, oh so many years ago. My Model 102 has been the most fun machine that I’ve worked with during my vintage computer hobby. Other machines that I have are certainly more powerful or more flexible, but none of them is more fun! That brings me around to purchasing a REX. I found that Arcade Shopper online advertises them for sale and in stock. I made my purchase last Monday. Mid week, I sent an e-mail asking when I might expect it to be shipped, as it still (even today right now) shows a status of “awaiting processing.” I got an answer back from Gregory McGill saying that he only works this part time, and he may ship on Friday or Monday. This for me was quite disappointing. I sell on eBay part time, but when someone purchases something from me, I jump right to it. I guess that’s me and others have different ways. Arcade Shopper took my money right away - hopefully, Gregory will get around to shipping my REX sometime soon. I’m sorry to be complaining out loud, but I have not received such a lackadaisical attitude anywhere else during my vintage hobby. It’s a shame to be held hostage with so few outlets available for this product. I apologize if I am offending anyone. These are my feelings. It’s difficult to be the new guy who wants to get going when the community is already well established I guess. Thanks for listening... smp - - - Stephen Pereira Bedford, NH 03110 KB1SXE
