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From: jfs@ih1ap.UUCP (Jesse Fred Shumway)
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Subject: Tava PC query
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 00:02:31 EST
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A friend of mine is considering purchasing an IBM-pc clone for the
usual reasons: good business software, reasonably priced, anti-
monopoly ethos, and, everybody in his office has one.  The primary
attraction of the Tava is it's low low price.  He really hopes to
use it for more than a paper weight; but under no stretch of the
imagination is he a techie.  We've found nothing in the trade
press that critically reviews this machine.  Will y'all give us
some feedback, rumors, and sage advice regarding this particular
iron?

1) Is it a dog? Does it roll over and play dead, or howl at the moon? 

2) How compatible is it with the popular applications software like 
Lotus, Word, Multiplan, dBase II, ... ?

3) What kind of terminal resolution can he expect from a vanilla Tava? 
If it's poor, what are the recommended means to improvement.

Thanks in advance  to all who respond.

Jesse Fred Shumway
(312) 979-5815 
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