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From: kaarel@csri.toronto.edu (Kaarel Truuvert)
Newsgroups: tor.general,ont.general,comp.misc
Subject: 220v musical micro advice for an Estonian
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Date: 8 Mar 89 18:53:04 GMT
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(Well, i hope that subject line stirs up interest :-)
A musician acquaintance of mine here from Estonia (a reluctant part
of the Soviet Union) is looking for a microcomputer that he could buy
here and take back home with him. He is here only until Saturday, so
I am asking for immediate opinions and advice. Please don't reply to
this request after March 10th.

Question 1: what micro, program, micro/program combination is (are) the
	    best for a serious composer/musician? (I have the feeling
	    that something like a Mac II is beyond his price range.
	    He's looking at an Atari ST right now.)

Question 2: Estonian electricity is of the 220 volt, 50 Hz flavour.
	    I would guess that a micro would be fairly demanding in terms
	    of correct voltage and Hertz-age (i know that's not a word).
	    How could he solve this problem? If someone could answer "just
	    go to store X and buy gizmo Y", that would be great.

I've posted this with ont distribution to get more opinions, but any
store recommendations should be for Toronto stores.

Thanks in advance,

Kaarel Truuvert				kaarel@csri.utoronto.ca
Dept. of Computer Science		kaarel@csri.toronto.edu
University of Toronto