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From: goosh@cisunx.UUCP (Walter Perz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: IBM PS/2 70 vs MAC II
Message-ID: <12292@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 6 Sep 88 16:35:04 GMT
References: <8X7VPiyS2k-0M0m1wg@andrew.cmu.edu>
Reply-To: goosh@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Walter Perz)
Organization: The Zets
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In article <8X7VPiyS2k-0M0m1wg@andrew.cmu.edu> ls1i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Leonard John Schultz) writes:
>
>  I am considering purchasing either an IBM model 70 or an Apple Mac II.  I
>would appreciate anyone`s opinions or advise on the subject.  I consider the
>two just about equal in graphics, 

whoa.... not if you get a good vga monitor and card... the Mac just looks
like good graphics because of its small size...

speed,

when you consider speed, remember that the whole ibm family generally
smokes the macintosh at i/o.... and that is what you notice the most.

I believe the 70 has more potential for the future considering
>the raw power and multitasking abilities of OS/2.  

yupper, also concurrent dos/386 is supposedly _really_nice

>What do you think?
>
get a compaq 386 deskpro 20 megahertz for some serious @$$ kicking!

Len Schultz
>lsli@andrew.cmu.edu


Walter Perz

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University of Pittsburgh             goosh@pittvms.BITNET
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