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From: nather@ut-sally.UUCP (Ed Nather)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Clones & Horror stories
Message-ID: <6005@ut-sally.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 14-Oct-86 12:56:32 EDT
Article-I.D.: ut-sally.6005
Posted: Tue Oct 14 12:56:32 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 20-Oct-86 22:53:46 EDT
References: <552@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU>
Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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Keywords: IBM clones compatables pcs

In article <552@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU>, ln63fhl@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU (David Cook) writes:
> I would like to hear about some of the problems (and successes) people
> have had ordering pc compatable computers from advertisers in the back
> of Byte and in The Computer Shopper.  Some of the prices and config-
> urations make my mouth water, but it seems too good to be true...

I bought an XT clone from CompuAdd in Austin ("Standard Brand") with
    640K on the motherboard
    2 Teac 360K floppy drives
    An Amdek 310 amber monitor
    A Hercules-compatible graphics card
    A clock with serial & parallel ports

Total cost: $950.

It has been working for over 6 months with no problems of any kind, except
that it won't work with a NEC V20 -- it insists on an Intel 8088.

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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