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From: jefu@pawl.rpi.edu (Jeffrey Putnam)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: TRS-80 Model 4
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Date: 21 Jul 89 12:57:20 GMT
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An acquaintance of mine just got a TRS-80 Model 4 on a "permanent loan"
basis.  He intends to use it for his nascent (and struggling) business.
He has a word processor and some other stuff, but would probably benefit
with some (even simple) database and spreadsheet facilities.  I dont
really want to encourage him to spend much money on any of these things
because of his financial situation, and because I think he may eventually
find that this machine is just not what he needs.

So, my questions are:
   1) Is there a shareware or freeware database and/or spreadsheet available?
      If so, where?

   2) I have a modem on my IBM PC clone and can reach ftp sites, and can read
      news and stuff.  Is there any way to talk my machine (or his) into
      constructing compatable disks?  (Im assuming that the disks are 
      normally incompatable, which may not even be the case.)

   3) He has no modem at this point.  Is one available that might work for
      him (inexpensively) that might be moved to another machine should he
      decide to upgrade at some point?

   4) How about real word processing?  I mean stuff like newsletter quality.

Thanks...


jeff putnam        --  I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
jefu@pawl.rpi.edu  --  I do not think they will sing to me.