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From: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Basis 108...ugh!
Message-ID: <813@n8emr.UUCP>
Date: 14 Feb 89 12:40:01 GMT
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Reply-To: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
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I first saw a Basis at the 2nd ever Boston Applefest.  It was their premier
showing from what I remember.  I fell in love with the machine at once.
Why?  Well, while the original poster called teh casing ugly cast ir0on,
I found it to be the most attractive casing I had ever (or may ever) seen
in a computer.  This was back in the Apple II+ days remember.  Then, to
see built in 64k, 80 col card (before a IIe remember), coming with a Z80
card and CP/M (just at the beginning of the Z80 cards for the II series),
Upper and Lower case keyboard (before the II had anything other than the
kludgy shift key modification), 128k of memory, built in ports for several
things, and I seem to remember either it coming with a clock built in or 
the folks at the booth saying that this would be an option.  Ah, it was
the ULTIMATE Apple II machine - what Apple should have made.  Unfortunately
the rumors of the IIe were flying and sales were not great.  Then the IIe came
out and they didnt try to upgrade to be compatible.  Finally, it went the
way of all the other Apple clones (Einstein, Franklin, etc).

Anyone have a complete list of machines attempting Apple compatibility?
-- 
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