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From: aptr@ur-tut.UUCP (The Wumpus)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.unix
Subject: Re: How Good is the AT&T 6300 Plus?
Message-ID: <439@ur-tut.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Jun-86 14:54:50 EDT
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In article <2071@ihlpg.UUCP> gauldin@ihlpg.UUCP (Mark Gauldin) writes:
>> I haven't seen much on the net about the AT&T 6300 Plus.  Can
>> anyone tell me:
>The 6300+ is a 80286-based IBM compatible manufactured by Olivetti
>for sale by AT&T. It and the 6300 are the same machines that
>Olivetti markets in Europe.
>
>You can also plug in a 80287 coprocessor chip. The 6300+ comes with
>MS-DOS 3.1 and GW-BASIC.
>
I thought I had better mention that the AT&T 6300 and the 6300+ are
different machines.  The 6300 uses a 8086 while the 6300+ uses an 80286.
This difference is most notable because it that you use an 8087 for the 6300
and an 8027 for the 6300+. 

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