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From: med@druhi.ATT.COM (DrapalME)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: AMSTRAD PC1512
Message-ID: <2534@druhi.ATT.COM>
Date: 7 Jan 88 16:14:15 GMT
References: <2322@ihuxv.ATT.COM> <2525@druhi.ATT.COM> <1096@kulcs.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO
Lines: 44
Summary: not according to their literature and tech manual

In article <1096@kulcs.UUCP>, lucb@kulcs.UUCP (Luc Bomans) writes:
> In article <2525@druhi.ATT.COM> med@druhi.ATT.COM (DrapalME) writes:
> >Now, for some of the weak points:
> >	1) Only 3 slots (1.5 if you buy their hard disk) - Well, you could
> >	   buy an expansion box ($150-250) if you need more slots, but why?
> >	   Also, I would probably stay away from their HD, 1.5 slots seems
> >	   excessive to me - just buy a PC1512DD and a 1 slot hard card.
> From what I heard the PC1512 isn't hardware compatible with other PC's,
> so that you must buy one of there harddisks, which have two times the price of
> harddisk from another vendor. (Problably they need a non-standard controller?)
> Also, here in Europe, there is a new Amstrad PC, the PC1640 with standard 640K
> memory and Hercules compatible graphics and (I think) some more expansion slots.
> 
> Luc Bomans		   	mail: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 
> Tel: +32 16 200656 x 3546	      Dept. Computer Science
> E-mail: lucb@kulcs.UUCP  	      Celestijnenlaan 200 A
>         ... mcvax!prlb2!kulcs!lucb    B-3030 Leuven - Belgium

According to the sales literature (which is probably like everyone else's -
not worth the paper it's written on ;-)) and their technical manual, the slots
are standard XT-style slots.  I have heard that their graphics are slightly
incompatable with standard CGA (don't know how, just yet), but I've not heard
anything about hardware specific problems.  I will have access to another
PC1512DD this week, as well as two different HDs so I'll be able to tell you
more problably next week sometime as to my success/failure to use other
vendors drives/controllers.

NOW, Some lines for the stupid INEWS fix(bug).
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					Myron Drapal
					AT&T Denver
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