CompuServe Messages

Bob, Thanks for your reply. Your analogy was interesting, but incorrect. I could have sent the co. my invoice for services rendered and been paid in cash. I also agreed that after they got on their feet, that we would enter into a more formal written retainer agreement, whereby I would only be paid in cash. In this instance we agreed that I would bill them for the value of my services, and they could pay me in goods of comparable value. They preferred to make it computer goods, since they could get a developer's discount from CBM. I didn't care if they got the system for free. They would be credited with its value to me. We agreed on this somewhat unorthodox approach, after having exchanged mutual favors. I acquiesced to a verbal contract, knowing I was fully protected, since I had a lien on the product of my services. Originally, they were going to give me one of their A2500s, since they were getting the A3000. I knew what that configuration was. It was a 68030 with a 20 Meg hard drive and no flicker fixer. When they still needed the 2500, I asked for a Tascam 688 MidiStudio. They weren't able to get a discount from Tascam as anticipated, and that idea was scrapped. They then said they'd get me a new machine and I asked for a 2500 with 3 Megs of Ram, 40 Meg hard drive, 2 floppies, and 1084S Monitor. They got me more than that since I got a 680020, Flicker Fixer and multi-sync monitor to boot. Certainly worth more than I had asked for. That's the crux of this dilemma. The co. has advised me that they didn't know they were getting the 2090A. The package deal from CBM simply stated "40-Meg Hard Disk Drive" on the Developer's discount pricing list. The value of the system is more than I requested. The issue is whether it's worth it to try and have CBM exchange the 2090A for a 2091. Is their such a difference that it's really worth the effort? Dom Fontana