Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!sbcs!helm!dave From: dave@helm.UUCP (David Goldblatt) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: PCs at the USAF Academy Message-ID: <548@helm.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Jul-86 17:07:59 EDT Article-I.D.: helm.548 Posted: Fri Jul 25 17:07:59 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Jul-86 06:17:19 EDT References: <810@houxu.UUCP> Reply-To: dave@helm.UUCP (David Goldblatt) Organization: helm, Farmingdale, Long Island, NY Lines: 37 In article <810@houxu.UUCP> jhv@houxu.UUCP (James Van Ornum) writes: >First, thanks to all who responded to my earlier article on Zenith Z-100s. It >looks like a reasonable, although slightly dated machine that is currently >selling at large discounts. > >Second, both my son and Jerry Pournelle (BYTE, August 1986 column) have >indicated that the USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, will be issuing Zenith >Z-248 PCs (NOT Z-100!!). I don't have any information about Z-248 in my copy >of the Heathkit catalog. SOOO- Does anyone have any feedback re: the Zenith >Z-248 PC, supposedly an IBM PC-AT clone, that they would be willing to share >either with me, or with the net? If my mailbox warrants it, I will summarize >mail responses. > >Thanks. >----------------------- > James Van Ornum, AT&T (Information Systems), houxu!jhv > (201) 949-1781 I thought I had mentioned this, but Clarkson is getting the Z-200 series in this coming year, with full Z-100 compatibility. The '200 is an AT compatible, and was selected by the US Government to be THE machine for the military - as was the '100 a few years back. I haven't seen one, but Clarkson has had them for a while and reports are excellent. The machine is supposedly EXTREMELY compatible with the AT, plus has other little features. However, not having my hands on one, I can't really say too much in detail.. Why not go request a Heath catalog? Has lots of information in it about all of their computers... -dg- ....!philabs!sbcs!helm!dave ....!trixie!polyof!helm!dave Disclaimer: I don't work for nobody, so I don't represent anyone's views or lack thereof..