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From: crs@cpsc6b.cpsc6a.att.com (C. R. Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: AT&T PCs (was: Which 80386 system to buy?)
Message-ID: <407@cpsc6b.cpsc6a.att.com>
Date: Mon, 21-Sep-87 00:42:21 EDT
Article-I.D.: cpsc6b.407
Posted: Mon Sep 21 00:42:21 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 22-Sep-87 02:55:46 EDT
References: <133@ncrcpx.UUCP> <256@etn-rad.UUCP> <209@trwrc.UUCP> <135@splut.UUCP> <1131@lznv.ATT.COM>
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Organization: AT&T (CPSC), Oakland, CA
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Keywords: 80386 systems

In article <1131@lznv.ATT.COM>, psc@lznv.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm) writes:
< In article <135@splut.UUCP>, jay@splut.UUCP (Jay Maynard) writes:
< > In article <297@picuxa.UUCP>, gp@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello) writes:
< > > Now that it has been officially announced, check out the AT&T 6386
< > > PC. Super machine. Will run DOS and/or UNIX (yes, that's an "and/or". It
< > > will run both simultaneously.)  It is a super machine.
< > 
< > Yeah, but how compatible is it?
< >
< > Considering the list of things that won't work quite right on a 6300, I hope
< > AT&T (Olivetti?) did a better job of engineering this time around. I've lost
< > track of the things that wouldn't quite work on AT&Ts.
< 
< Like what?  In all the playing around with software that I've done on
< my 6300 (not a Plus) at home, I've run into *one* problem with
< compatibility. [...]
< 
< -Paul S. R. Chisholm
< I'm not speaking for my employer, I'm just speaking my mind.

It sounds as if Jay has confused the problems of early 6300+ systems
with the 6300.  I have never (I don't buy many games) experienced any
compatibility problems on my 6300 (after almost 3 years), but I saw
the problems with the early 6300+'s.  Even those problems have been
corrected, but that's not the point.

The 6386 WGS is an INCREDIBLE machine.  It has features such as EGA *and*
VGA (the new PS/2 video system) support, as well as tremendous processor
speed, and support for more memory than the PS/2.

Couple that with the ability to run UNIX System V Release 3.1, OS/2, MS-DOS,
and who knows what else, and it becomes the most versatile "Personal
Workstation" available.

BTW - Like Paul, My opinions are just that... MINE!

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