dca-pgs@DDN1.ARPA (05/23/84)
Has anyone out there had any contact with the Tava PC? What have your experiences been? How well do the Qume disk drives perform? Direct responses appreciated. Thank you, Pat Sullivan DCA/DDN/PMO
melmoy%nprdc@sri-unix.UUCP (05/24/84)
From: Mel Moy <melmoy@nprdc> One of the PC magazines did a review on the compatibility of IBM compatible machines. TAVA scored high, but have heard disgruntled reports on satisfaction with quality control of the unit. CDC drives seem to be most preferred amongst users. Tandon and Qume have had problems--plus they're noisy. Mel Moy
jfs@ih1ap.UUCP (Jesse Fred Shumway) (01/28/85)
A friend of mine is considering purchasing an IBM-pc clone for the usual reasons: good business software, reasonably priced, anti- monopoly ethos, and, everybody in his office has one. The primary attraction of the Tava is it's low low price. He really hopes to use it for more than a paper weight; but under no stretch of the imagination is he a techie. We've found nothing in the trade press that critically reviews this machine. Will y'all give us some feedback, rumors, and sage advice regarding this particular iron? 1) Is it a dog? Does it roll over and play dead, or howl at the moon? 2) How compatible is it with the popular applications software like Lotus, Word, Multiplan, dBase II, ... ? 3) What kind of terminal resolution can he expect from a vanilla Tava? If it's poor, what are the recommended means to improvement. Thanks in advance to all who respond. Jesse Fred Shumway (312) 979-5815 ..!ihnp4!ih1ap!jfs
sharpe@drivax.UUCP (Andrew Sharpe) (01/30/85)
<> > 1) Is it a dog? Does it roll over and play dead, or howl at the moon? Well, the only things I have heard about it are: 1) Whole Earth Software Catalog says that if price is your *only* concern ( not compatibility ), then it is for you. 2) A local dealer's service guy told me that they have a nasty habit of cracking their motherboards ( say what? ). -- _____________ / | _______ | | | |__ / | | Andrew Sharpe | | | | | | | | | | | | { ihnp4, mot, ucscc, amdahl } !drivax!sharpe | | |__| | | | | / | | | | ------- | / -------------