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From: bs@augusta.UUCP (Burch Seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Amstrad PC1512 CONFUSION - HELP!!!
Keywords: compatable
Message-ID: <832@augusta.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 88 13:57:52 GMT
Organization: Gould CSD, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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I've been thinking of getting an Amstrad PC 1512 and had corresponded with
a person on the net who has one. His information is VERY different from
the recent postings. Now I'm confused. Here's some of the comments I
got from him:
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The 1512 comes with either mono or color (woops) colour monitor - the mono
version being able to display colours as shades. Both have CGA (colour
graphics adapter) compatability and are completely IBM compatible.

Overall, the Amstrads are about as compatible as clones get. Even the most
hardware specific programs seems to run, and there are no problems with
the major applications (1-2-3, Wordstar etc.). Programs such as Side-kick 
and Flight Simulator work without any problems.

Hence you can easily drive a Tandon 20Mb Hardcard - like the one I use.
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So either the early units had problems that were fixed or one of these
folks is mistaken. Anyone else who owns or uses one care to take a side
here?

-bs-