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From: gene@cooper.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: Uprating The Model 4
Message-ID: <950@cooper.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Jun-87 18:11:38 EDT
Article-I.D.: cooper.950
Posted: Wed Jun 10 18:11:38 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jun-87 08:26:47 EDT
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Organization: The Cooper Union (NY, NY)
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in article <880@vu-vlsi.UUCP>, psuvax1!7GMADISO@POMONA.BITNET says:

> I've started thinking recently as to what features and improvements I'd
> like to see in an uprated Model 4.  Clearly this is something of a pipe-
> dream, since Tandy seems happy to let the 4 die.  However, one never knows
> what will happen when a bunch of dedicated hardware hackers get together,
> so here goes...

It seems as though Tandy has decided to stick with their ^&$##@$(& MSDOS
machines. Support for the models I/III/4 has practically disappeared, save
some third party vendors. Hell, I've still got my Model III, and I'm STILL
USING it without jumping on the IBM bandwagon! Even _80-Micro_ magazine is
starting to look more and more like _PC_Journal_. Damn!

>              ... we start with a Z-280 CPU.  The HD64180 is nice, but the
> Zilog chip is Clearly Superior.

Whoa! I prided myself on knowing my CPUs, but I haven't heard of any Z80
upgrade since the Z800. So vassis dis Z280 you speak of? Tell me! Tell me!

					Farewell, all,
					Gene

					...!ihnp4!philabs!phri!cooper!gene