[Coco] And update on my Roger Taylor Drive Pak saga...

[Sean]

I guess I should feel lucky for getting my Drive-Pak, it's a very good
product.  I've been using it to show off the CoCo at the last three
Midwest Gaming Classics.  The CoConet software he built to work on the
paks is pretty slick.


On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:
> My two cents, as someone who has never had any business dealings with
> Roger and who appreciates his contributions to the CoCo community,
> which he has been a longtime member of, and a very well-esteemed one
> until recently.
>
> I found Blake's account to be factual, descriptive, and notably
> lacking in moral outrage.  (I'd have found it difficult to be so
> restrained had what Blake describes happened to me.)  A number of the
> commenters were considerably less restrained, but understandably so.
>
> I have no doubt that Roger did not set out to rip off anyone, and I
> wish him well in recovering from whatever sort of misfortunes have
> befallen him.  Still, his lack of communication about what is
> happening is very counterproductive.  And when he does communicate, it
> appears he makes promises that he does not follow through on.
> Requests for refunds go unfulfilled.
>
> I'm in agreement with those who argue that, as a service to the CoCo
> community, people should know that Roger has failed to fulfill orders
> for which he has accepted payment long before, or to provide refunds
> when they are requested.  This situation may change in the future, and
> I hope it does and that Roger then receives a warm welcome back into
> the good graces of the community.  But until such time, spreading the
> "buyer beware" word about him seems justified.
>
> Art
>