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From: ronl@pnet91.cts.com (Ron Lewin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: re: New Computer?
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Date: 14 Dec 90 23:55:34 GMT
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Hmmmm.... it sounds to me that what you are talking about is a 286 clone with
something like Coherent (inexpensive Unix).  For under $1000, you can get a
286 with a hard drive, monochrome, and coherent.  Plus, there's scads of
MS-DOS software and hardware available for it - cheap.  Now, I know as well as
you that this isn't a particularly elegant solution, but hey, you set the
criteria... cheap, and compatible with other major O/S's.  Why re-invent the
wheel?  Sure, I'd like to design a spectacular low-cost student workhorse, but
I honestly believe it would be difficult to be competitive with the above
setup.

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