Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!necntc!adelie!atexrd!danh
From: danh@atexrd.UUCP (Dan Hochman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Do good AT clones really exist??
Message-ID: <305@earth.atexrd.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 88 19:23:59 GMT
References: <813@tellab5.UUCP>
Reply-To: danh@earth.UUCP (Dan Hochman)
Organization: Atex Inc., Bedford, MA
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In article <813@tellab5.UUCP> dpd@tellab5.UUCP (Dan Dietrich) writes:
>I'm currently trying to buy an AT clone system and I'm can't seem
>to find a "safe" buy.  I *must* have a 10 MHZ, 0 wait state mono system with
>a 40 MB fast (40 ms) hard disk.  My goal is to spend no more than $1600 so 
>COMPAQ, AST and other brand name clones are out of my financial reach.
>
>I would hate to have problems expanding the memory if OS/2 ever takes off.

Don't plan on having an easy time getting OS/2 to run on a clone system.
The OS/2 operating system is tied very closely to the architecture of the
hardware of the machine and generic versions will not be available.  The
only way to get OS/2 will be through the vendor of your particular computer.
Just because a particular machine is IBM compatible running DOS, don't
believe that it will be compatible enough to run OS/2.  The compatibilty
that is gained through the BIOS in clones will not be avbailable under OS/2
since the BIOS is ignored after loading the operating system.

Now, how many clone vendors do you know of have programmers on staff that
could handle customization of an operating system? and can afford to buy
a license for OS/2 from Microsoft.

Best bet in my book would be Compaq if you want a compatible that will run
OS/2 and possibly PC Limited since they claim they will have it available.




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