Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!pyrdc!netxcom!beattie From: beattie@netxcom.UUCP (Brian Beattie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy Subject: Re: Anyone got a Tandy 1000? Message-ID: <306@netxcom.UUCP> Date: Mon, 3-Aug-87 09:26:02 EDT Article-I.D.: netxcom.306 Posted: Mon Aug 3 09:26:02 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Aug-87 02:49:33 EDT References: <13938@watmath.UUCP> <720@aplvax.UUCP> <648@ur-cvsvax.UUCP> <1074@elrond.CalComp.COM> <277@iisat.UUCP> Reply-To: beattie@netxcom.UUCP (Brian Beattie) Distribution: na Lines: 32 In article <277@iisat.UUCP> kevin@iisat.UUCP (Kevin Davies) writes: >In article <1074@elrond.CalComp.COM>, bailey@elrond.CalComp.COM (Dave Bailey) writes: >> I am considering a 1000sx but was somewhat turned off by the quality of >> the characters. >> >> dave bailey >> bailey@elrond.CalComp.COM or decvax!elrond!bailey > >If I remember rightly, that's only because of the video board (built in?). yes >I'm using a CGA board (doubles as mono-board) and I find the the builtin video is a CGA type display. >character quality execellent. I have seen the 1000SX screen, and it's >only because of the resolution which is around 300x128 (or so) as apposed It may well be the monitor. I use a BW monitor and the display is quite satisfactory. >to 640x340 which is what I'm using. Get someone at the store where 240 (if it is a CGA) >you saw the machine to put in a higher resolution video board try a better (or BW) monitor. >-- >Kevin Davies International Information Service (IIS) >UUCP: {seismo|utai|watmath|garfield} !dalcs!iisat!kevin >---------------------------------------- Check before you post. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Beattie | Phone: (703)749-2365 NetExpress Communications, Inc. | uucp: seismo!sundc!netxcom!beattie 1953 Gallows Road, Suite 300 | Vienna,VA 22180 |