[ont.micro] Buying your first Personal Computer

larry@utcsrgv.UUCP (Larry Philps) (11/03/83)

	I have a friend who is a novice at using computers
and is considering buying a home computer to (initially at least)

	1) Connect to a service such as Compuserve in order to
	   get the latest stock market quotes ...
	2) Write some fairly simple software that will his allow
	   his high school science class to compute some results
	   that would otherwise be beyond their capabilities.

	He came to me asking if I would recommend one or the other
of the Apple or the IBM-PC.  Now I am definitely more of an expert
on Vax's that either of the above.  So I am throwing the problem
out at all you knowledgeable folks in Computer Land.  The questions
we would be most interested in having answered are:

	1) If you have used one or both of the above, (or another
	   personal computer in the same class) have you had any
	   problems?  Is there one PC you would recommend over the
	   others?  If so then why?

	2) Where can we go in the Toronto area to get the best price
	   on such machines, and what can we expect the price range
	   to be at these places?

	3) If you have used Compuserve or a similar service, what did
	   you think of it?

	If you can answer any of these questions (or some others that
I might not have thought to ask) please respond to me by mail.  If I
get enough interesting responses I will publish the results.

					Thanks in advance,
					Larry Philps

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