dyer@spdcc.UUCP (Steve Dyer) (03/22/86)
I was looking for an AT clone so that I could run SCO XENIX continuously rather than switching between DOS and XENIX when the need arose. Although I had been considering the Tandy 3000, I noticed that a small distributor of disk drives, "Software Support" of Framingham MA, was advertising a machine much like the "PC Limited" clone: 6-8mhz 80286, 1.2mb floppy, 1 mb RAM on motherboard, hard/floppy controller, 2 serial, 1 parallel port, clock/calendar, all for $2000. I am not sure of the origins of this board-- I suspect it's a Taiwan knock-off. The case is a dead look-alike for the AT case, and it has the same number of bus slots. Since you get 512K, two serial ports and one parallel port right on the motherboard, that's like an extra free slot. I have had good experience with Software Support in the past buying floppy drives for my earlier PC ventures. Certainly, this is a riskier gamble, but they offer a one year warrantee on the equipment, and they have been generally quite responsive the few times I've had problems in the past. SCO XENIX works like a charm--it didn't even notice the move from my AT. I haven't played around with DOS very much, but it seems to run just about everything I've tried this evening. I have no financial ties to Software Support, but I *am* a satisfied customer. If I develop any unusual problems with the hardware, I'll mention it here on the net. -- Steve Dyer dyer@harvard.HARVARD.EDU {bbncca,bbnccv,harvard,ima,ihnp4}!spdcc!dyer