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From: colin@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Colin Kelley)
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Subject: Re: WANTED: Comments on these clones:
Message-ID: <302@vu-vlsi.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 23-Apr-86 22:14:29 EST
Article-I.D.: vu-vlsi.302
Posted: Wed Apr 23 22:14:29 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 26-Apr-86 04:51:51 EST
References: <427@ihnp1.UUCP>
Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept.
Lines: 26
Keywords: Visual, Olivetti

In article <427@ihnp1.UUCP>, mth@ihnp1.UUCP (M. Horbal) writes:
> Does anyone have any experience with or information about the following
> two clones.  They are both advertized in the last DAK gadget catalog:
...
> 2. A portable Olivetti with one floppy and a 10Mb hard disk.  It seems
>    to look like a Corona.  DAK gives you several packages with it.
>    Price: $1699 (I think).
> 
> The prices seem OK, but what are these machines?
> 
> 				Mark T. Horbal IH1b230

As usual, DAK is heavy on hype, not bargains.  The Olivetti is in fact the
old Corona portable.  It's not a bad machine:  great screen, 512K memory,
hard disk.  But it's got 4 slots, so it's pretty large.  But anyway, Corona
has in the last year modified their desktop PCs to have 640x400 monochrome
graphics rather than the older 640x325.  I bet they've probably changed their
portable also.  640x400 is MUCH more desirable since it can run in a 640x200
IBM compatibility mode.  Recent prices for the Coronas were down below $1300,
so it is quite possible that you can mail order a much better new model for
less than DAK's price...

Moral of the story:  If you think you see a bargain in a DAK catalog, look
again!

			-Colin Kelley ..{psuvax1,pyrnj}!vu-vlsi!colin