GILLMANN@USC-ISIB@sri-unix.UUCP (10/19/83)
From: Dick Gillmann <GILLMANN@USC-ISIB> According to today's Wall Street Journal, IBM has announced two new personal computers. Not much technical detail in the article; here's a summary: The 3270 Personal Computer comes with a windowing package that divides the screen into as many as seven windows. The windows can be moved, grown or shrunk. The 3270 PC costs $4,290 to $7,180 depending on features. A color display monitor is priced separately at $995. Deliveries will begin the first quarter of 1984. The XT/370 is especially slanted towards communication with mainframe (IBM) computers. The XT/370 "will allow programmers and engineers to run, unchanged, most programs available for the 370 mainframe computers at the desk-top." It's not clear whether this means it can actually execute 370 code directly or just cause a remote host to execute programs. The XT/370 costs from $8,995 to $11,690 depending on memory size. A regular XT can be upgraded to an XT/370 for $3,790. Deliveries will begin the second quarter of 1984. These computers will also be leasable from IBM. IBM also announced a new communications card for the PC. If anyone has more details, we'd sure appreciate seeing them. /Dick -------