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From: sjk@aicchi.UUCP (Ksiazek)
Newsgroups: net.micro.att,net.micro.pc
Subject: AT&T 6300 query
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Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 15:17:45 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 19 15:17:45 1985
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I am finally going to get rid of my dumb terminal and I am thinking
about buying one of these things. There are a couple of questions that
I would like answered from people who own / or have used these things 
before I actually go and buy it.

	1) How "IBM" compatible is this box ? Having a deep rooted affection
	for INT 21, I want to have a system with PC/MS DOS without buying
	something with the IBM name on it. Where will I find incompatibilities
	?, I don't care about the difference between BASICA and GeeWhiz BASIC.

	2) How much RAM can I fit on the motherboard ? I heard about putting
	256K chips there to get 640K but do I need a soldering iron to install
	them ?

	3) Will it accept IBM PC expansion cards for hard disk controllers
	and the like or do I have to buy an AT&T version ? I heard the 8
	bit expansion cards will slow the system down, is this true for all
	devices or only for add-on RAM/multi-function cards ?

	4) There appears to be IBM compatible graphics modes, how much software
	uses the extended HIGH resolution modes ? Is the color monitor as
	bad as the IBM monitor ? Is it worth switching from monochrome?

Please mail me your personal responses to these questions so that I can decide
between the 6300 and the COMPAQ. I will listen to all responses(almost).
Also I would like to hear flames, they will help me decide also.



			Steven J Ksiazek
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