[net.micro.pc] PCjr/Peanuts

rogerm@zeus.UUCP (rogerm) (11/03/83)

Obtained literature today and was sorely disapointed. The thing is too little
for too much. If you don't want your TV set as the monitor you have to buy the
IBM color display.

Infoworld --- Andy Seybold says that " the pc jr would not stand on its own 
merit if released by a company other than IBM --- I agree.

So if you are a serious pc user the standard pc or the xt would now invite a 
closer look.

pcjr can be configured up to $2933:
  128k
  color display
  adapter cable
  keyboard cord (if you want one)
  Printer and accesories

Small end $669, 64k plus $30 tv connector plus $30 cassette adapter, plus 
$20 for keyboard cord plus 2 joysticks for $80 = $829

They do have a lot of games software, Multiplan, PFS, Visicalc, Easywriter,+.

Don't see the Lotus 1 2 3.