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From: dave@compnect.UUCP (Dave Ratcliffe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
Subject: Re: TI-99 compatible....
Summary: To each his own??
Message-ID: <412@compnect.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jan 90 20:52:33 GMT
References: <409@compnect.UUCP> <7360@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>
Organization: John Core at home, Harrisburg,PA
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In <7360@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>, ka2czu@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (robert.switzer) writes:
> My first disclaimer is that I am not a Geneve owner/user.  But I am a TI
> 99/4a owner/user. 

   Nothing wrong with that at all. I also have a TI 99.... make that 4
TI 99's. 3 black and silver and one beige. 1 black and silver enhanced
with a Rave keyboard kit and attached to a fully expanded P-box.

> I have not purchased a Geneve because (1) I'm cheap, (2) I'm house
> poor anyway (that translates to having slightly better things to do with
> $500 

   I paid $425 for mine but I have a friend who owns a computer store so
I got distributer price. Some days, you get lucky..

> (3) I don't have any significant TI applications that need to run faster,
> and last but not least (4) I am not really impressed with the apparent
> price/feature benefit as compared with an apparently similar feature machine
> compatible with that "three-letter" company we're all familiar with.

    I guess this all boils down to a determination of the old standard
of 'what do I want my computer to do'. My applications are more of a
'hacking' nature; ie. playing with the thing and finding new things it
can do. Since Lou and Myarc aren't really doing a lot to support the
9640, it's like exploring the TI after Black Friday and discovering
things 'They' didn't tell us about. My interest is DEFINATELY not in
applications, although if some come along, I'll consider them. Games? No
way. I have an Atari upstairs for that :-)
 
> My bottom line is that if the Geneve was in the $200-$300 price range,
> I'd have gone for it.... When I get $500, I'll probably get an XT clone.

OOPS..... I'm probably cash foolish by that opinion. I bought the HFDC
as well (bought it first, the Geneve second). I still consider the HFDC
a good purchase since it's equally usable with the TI and if the Geneve
ever craps out, I'll just move the card over to the other Pbox. 

> Now, if you think I'm all wet, then convince me.

   Not all wet by any means, just of a different point of view. Since I
also have a PC from that aforementiond 3 letter company behind me as
well as a couple of CP/M-MP/M multi-user systems around here, the Geneve
wasn't a 'this-one-or-that-one' choice. Maybe, now that I think of it,
it was more of a curiosity thing?? It IS an interesting machine,
considering what you get on that little card.....

Anyone else have an opinion??

          *>> Dave <<*


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