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From: ABN.ISCAMS@usc-isid.arpa
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Subject: Intel 310s and 380s
Message-ID: <421@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 9-Dec-85 10:45:39 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  9 10:45:39 1985
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So, Bunkey...
You're really looking forward to the new "US Army Standard" micros and
multi-users mandated by TRADOC (those lovable IS wizards)...
(One of the wizards at Columbia talking about systems they've installed
Kermit on...}

	Intel 310's	! DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING THESE TURKEYS!!!!
		! The 310's run MS-DOS BADLY (We had to write drivers
			for the serial port and winchester that Intel put in!!)
		! Intel also foists IRMX-86 on you (Everyone needs an
			archaric multi-user Operating System on a
			machine that one person uses?)
		! Kermit is having a hard time here only because the
		! port drivers still are bug-infested. We tend to
		! transfer to an IBM-PC and take the MS-DOS floppy
		! and read that instead.
	Intel 380's ! BIGGER Multi-User TURKEYS!! 
		! Intel hasn't managed to port MS-DOS to these yet!!!!
******
and I won't even bring up the prices .. too hard on my fillings when
I gnash my teeth at what a hit our faithful taxpayers are taking...

Good luck, you Army guys trying to procure more bits for the buck...
David Kirschbaum
Toad Hall
ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID