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Re:[OM] OT: Alps/Epson Print Comparison

Subject: Re:[OM] OT: Alps/Epson Print Comparison
From: Matthias Wilke <Matthias.K.Wilke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 19:31:35 +0200
Tomoko Yamamoto asked:

>I went the site and skimmed through the news section, but I did not find any
>word that says "Alps".  Where on their Web site did you read "Alps is to stop
>delivery of their products".  Alps has two Web sites in Europe, one in Ireland
>where they handle their printers and the other in Germany where they handle
>their other electrical products.  They are really electrical companies and
>I've
>read that they have done a lot of OEM printer works so you could have used an
>Alps printer without knowing it.
>I have had one Alps brand dot-matrix printer since the late 80s.  This one
>still works well while my first Okidata dot-matrix printer died.

The original message from Monday, February the 8th is:

      Alps Europa zieht sich aus Druckermarkt
      zurück.
      Mit sofortiger Wirkung zieht sich der
      US-amerikanische Hardwarehersteller Alps aus dem
      europäischen Druckermarkt zurück. Die gesamte
      Produktpalette ist nicht mehr erhältlich, der neue
      Thermosublimationsdrucker MD-5000 soll nicht, wie
      ursprünglich geplant, eingeführt werden. Alps
      gewährt auch künftig technische Unterstützung für
      Kunden im Rahmen der Garantiezeit. Auch
      Reparaturfälle sollen abgewickelt werden. Alps wird
      weiterhin in Europa Computer-Peripherie wie
      Tastaturen, Switches und Adapter vertreiben. Einen
      Grund für den Rückzug aus dem Druckermarkt
      nannte das Unternehmen nicht.

The whole printer product range will not be available in the nearest future
in Europe, among others the new MD-5000. Technical support in the warranty
time will be available and also repair possibilities. Alps will still
deliver other computer peripheral products in Europe. They didn't tell
reasons for this decision.

Matthias






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