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From: wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm
Subject: re:Word Processing &64
Message-ID: <146@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 16-May-84 17:51:26 EDT
Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.146
Posted: Wed May 16 17:51:26 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 17-May-84 07:11:38 EDT
Organization: Boeing Aerospace, Seattle
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I have owned my 1541 for nearly a year, and have just had to repair it
when I rode it into the ground during a 12 hour computing session.  It
cost $60 to repair (repair by local company) and seems to be working OK
now.  By current list prices, I still have spent less than the price of
an MSD drive.  I suggest waiting for the new 1542 drive, which has the
same specs but replaces the idiotic disk clamp system with a "turn lever
to latch" type.

I have used the Gazette program, "Speedscript", quite a bit, and am happy
with it (especially for the price).  I have written up to 20 page documents
with it, and my only complaint is that the insert function is very slow
if you insert something near the beginning of a long document.  One 
glitch I've found, the first time after powerup that I try to print a
document, the printer dumps some garbage first.  It works normally after
that.

For a printer, unless you have specific need for true letter quality, I 
suggest sticking with dot matrix.  My Gemini 10X cost $290 (plus $70 for
CARDCO-G interface) and has good print quality, expecially in the    
Doublestrike/emphasised modes.  The advantage of a dot matrix is, of course,
speed.  That 20 page document I refered to earlier printed out in about
twenty minutes, at about 60 CPS.  The equivalent time required for a 13 CPS
daisy wheel is left as an exercise for the student.  A daisy wheel is 
also obviously much better for program listings, too.
			   Ron Wanttaja
                           (ssc-vax!wanttaja)