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Date: Wed, 21-Oct-87 12:23:39 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 21 12:23:39 1987
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Date:           Wed, 21 Oct 87 13:56:37 gmt
To:             INFO-ATARI16@SCORE.STANFORD.EDU
From:           <FRANK@FRILL51.BITNET>
Organisation:   Institut Laue Langevin
Postal-address: BP156x 38042 GRENOBLE, France
Phone:          (33)7648-7111 [switchboard]
Subject:        Information about PC DITTO needed.


I've a friend who is thinking about buying an Atari. An important point
in his decision is the PC compatibility. Could some kind soul on the
net end me information about:
1) Is PC-Ditto available in Europe?
2) If not, can one get it easily mailed from the USA?
3) Which is the latest version of DOS that can be run?
4) Is any hardware needed (like special disk drives)?
5) What is the degree of compatibility (like Norton index)?
6) Which disk drive unit of 5"1/4 is good priced and reliable? How does one
   connect it to the Atari?
7) Any other comment? (I know it is extremely slow, but anyway there are a lot
   of PC's at his university and he wants to be able to run some software at
   home.)

Thanks in advance for every answer.


Victor Frank