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From: acsgjjp@sunybcs.UUCP (Jim Poltrone)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: buying a personal computer
Message-ID: <1350@sunybcs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 27-Mar-84 16:34:48 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 27 16:34:48 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 1-Apr-84 07:41:41 EST
Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science
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I'm posting this for a friend not on the net, or on this machine.  Pardon me if
this was on already, I only started reading network bulletins about 1 1/2 months
ago.
  
> Am very interested in buying a new micro.  So far, my choices are between the
> Mac and the new Tandy 2000.  I like the Tandy 2000 for its speed in  I/O and
> overall performance.  The Mac is nice, but the lack of expansion bothers me.
> In regards to these two, and any others that you might suggest in a price
> range around $2500 to $3500, I would really appreciate some replies.
> I want a micro mainly to use as a dumb terminal when using the school's
> minis and mainframes when uploading and downloading programs, and also to
> write my own application programs, considering the fact that I am pursuing
> a double major in CS and Accounting.  As a CS major, I feel I need a micro
> with a fair amount of memory and computing power, which has a rather broad
> base of software and support.  BUT I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THE IBM PC.
>   In an unrelated note, is anyone aware when the Intel 80187 math
> co-processor will be available to the general public?

I'll be accepting any replies for him.


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