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From: owen@gt-eedsp.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Want Information on Zenith Z-171
Message-ID: <148@gt-eedsp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 16-Jul-86 13:40:45 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 16 13:40:45 1986
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Reply-To: owen@gt-eedsp.UUCP (Owen Adair)
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In article <2245@peora.UUCP> joel@peora.UUCP (Joel Upchurch) writes:
>
>	I have been thinking about buying a Zenith Z-171. I would like





>
>	- What do you think of the keyboard?

           * Pretty good, for a compact one. It was okay for fast typing, 
	     but not for an endurance run.


              
>	- Have you used the internal 1200 baud modem? What did you
>	  think of it?

             * Modem works fine after the first time I dial. Wouldn't dial 
	     the first time I tried . Probably a bug in the terminal program.

>	- Have you encountered any 3rd party software that won't
>	  work on it?

          No, and I have lots.
>
>	- Is the screen easy to read?

          No, the (LCD) screen really stinks, but it is as good as I've seen
	  in an LCD version. For short lengths of time, it's tolerable.

>
>	- What about the composite video card?

           Haven't received it yet. (Back ordered)

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