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From: pjm@pyuxll.UUCP (PJ Maioriello)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: best home computer??
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Date: Tue, 20-Sep-83 09:45:13 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 20 09:45:13 1983
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Mel, I am almost inclined to think that you missed the point of my
article, and maybe others did so I'll say it again.  People feel the
need (in most cases) to justify an economic decision.  You don't agree
with my purchases, fine, you chose not to tell me why your purchase was
better.  In fact you stated that you were sorry you brought a Rainbow.
I appreciate your sharing this, and would certainly think twice before
buying one.  The point is that most people are not going to say your
system is beeter than mine.  Most of the time they will say the opposite.
This is just part of human nature.  I agree with you that objective
analysis is very useful and I consider this newsgroup a great place to
find just such analysis.

As far as the 64 is concerned (and at the risk of flames for not putting this
part in net.micro.cbm) I certainly am not going to sit here and
tell you that its the best thing since sliced bread.
I will tell you that I don't regret my purchase and still beleive (never
could spell that one) that,listen carefully, FOR THE MONEY (especially
at < $200), it is an incredible micro. Not the best, but not too shabby
for that price.

As far as the universal PC is concerned, maybe my point was missed there
too.  Actually, I was attempting to be sarcastic when I mentioned
universal compatibility (i believe you coined the universal software
phrase).  I didn't mention "freezing" anything in order to do this, nor
did I say anything about which computer would be the best one to "freeze"
to.  Actually, to a limited extent there have been attempts to
make PCs that are quasi-universal.  Witness the number of 6502 AND z80
systems, and the co-processors available for PCs that come with different
CPUs.  Even the 64 has a z80 available, and can run PET software using an
emulator.

You mention having a VIC.  I beleive that you can get some kind of
adapter to run atari game programs.  While this certainky isin't universal
anything, it is a start.

 most bang for the
buck with the 64.  I may consider posting some answers to your
other points ie: reliability, perfectness etc. in a seperate article
in net.micro.cbm.

This has already gotten much longer than I wanted.


					Paul Maioriello
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