Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!ukc!stl!andrew
From: andrew@stl.stc.co.uk (Andrew Macpherson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: anyone heard of "Amstrad" pc clone?
Summary: Not Bad
Message-ID: <913@acer.stl.stc.co.uk>
Date: 2 Jan 89 15:07:04 GMT
References: <2225@titan.camcon.co.uk> <447@kl-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: "Andrew Macpherson" <andrew@stl.stc.co.uk>
Organization: STL,Harlow,UK.
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I am surprised at all the tales of incompatibility.  To scotch one
immediatly, COPY22PC will work, as indeed does COPYRITE and EXPLORER.

Mouse problems with CodeView --- This is true of every non-microsoft mouse,
and the solution (top right of screen and click) is surely well known?

I regularly use an Amstrad for running Ventura publisher.  The 1512 is
a form of CGA, but with 4 color planes which can be switched on or off
for subsequent writes by setting a register.  The 1640 has a better
screen entirely, (EGA I think --- I havn't tried programming that)

There was a question with the original versions as to whether the PS was
adequate for the higher powered extension cards --- I have used LAN cards
with no problems.

There is a new version out --- The 2000 which is a cheap AT clone.  I would
suggest that may be worth looking at.

A satisfied user
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Andrew Macpherson                          PSI%234237100122::andrew
andrew@stl.stc.co.uk        - or -         ...!mcvax!ukc!stl!andrew
"It is always a great mistake to treat the individual on the chance
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