[Coco] Buying a Dragon from California Digital - Has anyone?

Gene Heskett gheskett at wdtv.com
Sat Mar 21 17:59:46 EDT 2015


On Saturday 21 March 2015 16:46:27 Joe Grubbs wrote:
> Oh god, I feel an impulse purchase coming on. Quick, someone talk me
> out of it.
>
> Somehow I feel like I'm asking the wrong crowd :P

Probably Joe. I have my own version of that same connundrum. :)

> > From: zippster278 at gmail.com
> > Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 13:58:03 -0500
> > To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Buying a Dragon from California Digital - Has
> > anyone?
> >
> > They did send me another email saying shipping would be $60 for two
> > of these to MN.  I sent them a payment.
> >
> > Sweet, 2 Dragons on the way…   :)
> >
> > - Ed
> >
> > > On Mar 20, 2015, at 8:09 PM, Matthew Dugal <leobaby at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > Bought two in December.
> > >
> > >> On Mar 20, 2015, at 7:30 PM, Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)
> > >> <retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> This is the same message I got when asked them in 2013 about
> > >> Tanos. Bought it and they shipped it fast.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Luis Felipe Antoniosi
> > >>
> > >>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:22 PM, Zippster
> > >>> <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Has anyone actually bought a Dragon from California Digital
> > >>> recently?
> > >>>
> > >>> I sent them an email and received a rather generic response
> > >>> (below). Between that and the malware warnings, I’ll admit to
> > >>> being a bit hesitant to
> > >>> send a Paypal.
> > >>>
> > >>> Is MN east or west coast?  lol...
> > >>>
> > >>> - Ed
> > >>>
> > >>>> Begin forwarded message:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> From: catalog at cadigital.com
> > >>>> To: "Zippster" <zippster278 at gmail.com>
> > >>>> Date: March 20, 2015 at 4:03:14 PM CDT
> > >>>> Subject: Re: Tano Dragon Computers
> > >>>>
> > >>>> California Digital still has a significant
> > >>>> number of Tano Dragon 64 computers
> > >>>> available.
> > >>>> Original retail price was $400.
> > >>>> California Digital is offering the
> > >>>> Dragon at only $49 each.  These are
> > >>>> brand new computers still in factory packaging.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Because each Dragon ships at 19 pounds,
> > >>>> the cost of shipping is substantial.
> > >>>> West Coast shipping costs
> > >>>> $23, East Coast is about $35.
> > >>>> Foreign: The postal service no longer
> > >>>> offers ocean/surface transit. The Dragon
> > >>>> must ship either by air freight courier or
> > >>>> air mail. Shipping cost to the UK and most
> > >>>> of Europe is about $90 each. WoW!
> > >>>> Additional information available at:
> > >>>> http://www.cadigital.com/computer.htm <
> > >>>
> > >>> http://www.cadigital.com/computer.htm>
> > >>>
> > >>>> PAYMENT: PayPal is preferred. Our
> > >>>> payment e-mail address is:
> > >>>> laser at cadigital.com <mailto:laser at cadigital.com>
> > >>>> We also accept bank checks.
> > >>>> Several have asked how to proceed in
> > >>>> purchasing a Tano Dragon.
> > >>>> If you would like to transfer funds via
> > >>>> PayPal, we sugest going to PayPal.com
> > >>>> and opening an account if you do
> > >>>> not already have one.
> > >>>> Onced opened, go the the area where
> > >>>> it has a "transfer funds" box.
> > >>>> Transfer $49 per Dragon plus shipping.
> > >>>> user group site:
> > >>>
> > >>> http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?11985-Tan
> > >>>o-Dragon-64&s=f8ac100ed3320a7046ee1a472bdd542f <
> > >>> http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?11985-Tan
> > >>>o-Dragon-64&s=f8ac100ed3320a7046ee1a472bdd542f
> > >>>
> > >>>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>>> From: Zippster [mailto:zippster278 at gmail.com]
> > >>>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 10:44 AM
> > >>>> To: catalog at cadigital.com
> > >>>> Subject: Tano Dragon Computers
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Hi, I am interested in buying 2 of the NIB Tano Dragons you
> > >>>> have listed
> > >>>
> > >>> on your website. If they are available, please send what the
> > >>> cost with shipping to Faribault, MN 55021 would be and payment
> > >>> information. Thank you, - Ed
> >
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Cheers, Gene Heskett
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