No problem Steve : )

---- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [M]: RE: "WARNIG"MEADE Virus


> Hi Jason,
>
> Thanks for the letting us know of the email address. I must have been
> looking in all the wrong places.
>
> Steve Brown
>
> Jason wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I have been sitting on the side lines for a while ........just soaking
up
> > the information and now its time to put some input into the group. Here
is a
> > copy of an e-mail that was sent to Meade some months ago.
> > Enjoy
> > Jason
> > 10" LX200 Down Under
> >
> > Meade Instruments Corporation
> > 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, CA 92618-5200 USA
> > (949) 451-1450 FAX: (949) 451-1460 www.meade.com
> >
> > Dear Jason:
> >
> > Thank you for your e-mail. Meade does not give tours of our facilities
to
> > the general public. If you are in the area and want to stop by Meade, I
> > would be happy to talk with you and discuss our various products. I
have
> > just tested several examples of the LX90 and found it to be a very good
> > telescope. It should be available in Australia in January or February.
> >
> > If you decide to visit us, please send me an e-mail with the time an
date.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Paul Hobbs
> > Export Manager
> > Meade Instruments Corporation
> > Phone: 949-451-1450 ext.234
> > Fax: 949-451-1460
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jason [mailto:]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 3:46 AM
> > Subject: Visit
> >
> > Dear Sir/Madam,
> > I live in Australia and I am planning a holiday
to
> > the US next year and was wondering if your company lets the general
public
> > into your production/assembly areas or at least an area where you can
look
> > at scopes without the hard sell of the shops. I am mainly interested in
your
> > new LX-90 with Autostar, with a view to purchasing one, the scope shops
/
> > reps out here say that it will be next year before they can get me one,
(
> > and at a very expensive price of $5000 AU ) So I'm hoping to get a look
at
> > one and then bring it back to Australia with me. I have tried your FREE
CALL
> > Meade Australia Desk using 1800142393 and get it mail order, but I just
> > seem to be doing the run around of your switch board, plus I realy
wanted to
> > see it in operation ( Autostar ) before I part with my money.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 9:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: [M]: RE: "WARNIG"MEADE Virus
> >
> > > At 07:21 PM 5/15/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >Hi Joe,
> > > >
> > > >I too find it disheartening to find that Meade doesn't have a email
> > > >means of contact. They do have telephone contact and I understand
they
> > > >do return phone calls. Since all my equipment is second hand (8" LX50
> > > >and 416XT with 201 autoguider and 616 color wheel) I don't bother to
> > > >call them since most businesses don't want to bother with second hand
> > > >users.
> > >
> > > How short sighted if true. What better way to generate a new first
hand
> > > user than treat a second hand user well.
> > >
> > > I still think that what is needed is a couple factory sanctioned but
> > > independant repair/rework facilities. Anyone interested?
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul Goelz
> > > Rochester Hills, MI
> > > pgoelz at eaglequest dot com
> > > Videoastronomy, music (UnFest) and electric helicopter site:
> > > http://www.eaglequest.com/~pgoelz
> > >
>

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