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From: hal@isrnix.UUCP (hal)
Newsgroups: net.micro.68k,net.micro.trs-80
Subject: Getting around the Tandy Device Drivers
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Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 17:03:01 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 19 17:03:01 1985
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the kernel oriented device-drivers for ports A and B, the cul0 and 1, the
cua0 and 1, even on the latest version of Xenix 3.0 for the 6000 or the
upgraded 16b, still expect you to be using Tandy/Radio Shack Modems, and
if you are not, they intend for it to be awkward as possible to get around.

To me this is anti-marketing strategy in a way. Tandy has more machines 
with Xenix in the marketplace, than all of the the licensed UNIX sites
in the world put together. This is still on the increase.  Now with stiff
compettition, do they try and make their products as equally easy to use
with 3 party hardware as their competitors, NO ! They have kept it almost
imposible for the beginning system users, and awkward for the rest of us.

My question, is why ?

Hal Fuquay
Univ. of Evansville
Evansville, IN
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