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From: WATERMAN@USC-ECL.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: trs-100 vs. NEC-8201a
Message-ID: <12138@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Apr-84 19:44:21 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  9 19:44:21 1984
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 is the trs-100 made out of an NEC-8201a? I have seen the former but not
the latter. I have heard specs on the 8201a to the effect that it has a 
similar size lcd display and a similar keyboard and overall size (?).
also, i think the 8201a will take up to 64k worth of 8k rams. but the 8201
cost more than the trs-100 (?) i heard a 799. quote for the 8201a with only
8k!  Also 8201 seems to have little or no software (no language processors
anyway).  So although 8201a can hold twice as much ram, i guess trs-100
at the current 'sale' price of 799. for the 32k version (or was that 24k?)
is still the best value in a lap-size computer. someone mentionned that there
 was a forth for trs-100. are there any other language options besides 
basic? (could prolog fit in there?)
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