Re: Accessories questions

Bob Bottomley (Robert.A.Bottomley.Jr@cdc.com)
Tue, 15 Aug 95 14:43:46 PDT

On Tue, 15 Aug 1995 13:15:51 -0400 Jeff Lee wrote:
>
>Margo writes:
>> Also if something is used, by the consumer, that is not reccommended by
>>the company then the Warranty is null and void.
>
>Is there a list of hardware and software which *is* recommended by the
>company? I find it hard to believe that using a piece of software that
>isn't recommended will void a hardware warranty, but I'd be interested
>nonetheless in knowing what Casio "allows" us to put onto our machines.

The idea that if I use Zoomer Text Editor, for example, I will void my Casio
warranty is ludicrous. Casio does not understand the PDA market. They
consider this device more like a calculator than a computer: "Here is the
unit. Here is an AC adapter and a comm cable. Use *anything* else on the
device and you void your warranty."

This is a computer. It has a serial port and a PCMCIA port. Of course we are
going to connect other devices to it. Some work, some don't. The Newton 1 MB
SRAM card that I have in my Zoomer is probably not on Casio's approved list.
Does using a Newton card void the warranty? Does running PKUNZIP Jr. void
the warranty? I connected my serial port to a CDCNET terminal concentrator
that allows me to connect to a dial out modem, CYBER mainframe, and Unix
boxes. Does that non-approved use of the serial port void the warranty?

Or did you really mean to say that use of a non-approved AC adapter voids
the warranty?

My guess is that Casio really does mean *any* non-approved software and
hardware voids the warranty.
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