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From: lev@slced1.nswses.navy.mil (Lloyd E Vancil)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: New Tandy RLX is not a windows box :-[
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Date: 15 May 91 14:42:27 GMT
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In article <2749@umriscc.isc.umr.edu> mikep@mcs213h.cs.umr.edu (Mike Prather) writes:
>I couldn't see running Windows on a 10Mhz 286 regardless of the brand.  I
>say you either get AT LEAST a 25Mhz 386DX w/ 4M RAM or forget it.  That's
>what I have, and it barely does the job.  A cache system would do better. 
>So, I don't run Windows as my main windowing environment.  I use Desqview.
>When I want to run a Windows program, (which is rare...) I load Windows up 
>in real mode from within Desqview.  Works great. 

I run windows in my 286/16 w 4 mb and an 80 mb hdd & Teseng super VGA.  My
loving wife wanted a machine of her own and was all excited about the Tandy
Until I did a little exploring...

>
>Don't EVER buy a computer from Tandy.  A 10Mhz 286 w/ VGA is wort  <$700
>today.  And those monitors!  YUCK!  I've NEVER seen a worse quality monitor
>than those sold by Tandy.  Check them out next time you're there.  You can
>actually see each individual pixel without even straining your eyes!  

Sorry- you haven't seen the rlx.  Vga monitor that's pretty good.  You are
talking of their CGAs.  The rlx goes for 1195 with a 40mb Ide and 1 meg of
ram, bus mouse, 1.44 floppy, 2 games 1 serial, stero sound, and 1 expansion.
Not a bad deal when you look at the extras, just no windows....

At any rate, the sales person was certain it would do windows, until I tried it.In the store, before $$ went on the table.   -Boy was he surprised;-)

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