grovhoug%marlin@nosc.ARPA (Joseph G. Grovhoug) (07/09/85)
Richard...Have used two Otrona Attaches [one configured 8:16] constantly during the past three years and, yes, they are good machines. Unfortun- ately Otrona went tits up a while back, but service is readily available from several independent sources. Suggest you contact Computer Systems of Marin, 301 Poplar St, Mill Valley, CA 94941 (415) 388-4805 re: avail- ability of Attaches. As of May they advertised 8:16 machines (new) for $1200. Good luck & Aloha, Jeff Grovhoug grovhoug@nosc
august@JPL-VLSI.ARPA (07/15/85)
Whoever said that OTRONA ATTACHE's were a good machine certainly has a few wires loose.
grovhoug%marlin@nosc.ARPA (Joseph G. Grovhoug) (07/18/85)
Well, everyone has his/her own opinion, but from my experience three+ years of nearly trouble-free HEAVY use of two Otrona machines in very hostile field environments [I'm a field marine biologist], this box HAS WORKED FOR ME! I guess my view is from the perspective "it gets the job done for me" soooo much better than B4. Am aware that there may be much better systems now [both hardware & software-wise]. Again, the machine has already paid for itself in utility for my projects. Aloha, Jeff Grovhoug
APEL@USC-ECL.ARPA (Warren Apel) (07/18/85)
I have used an Otrona Attache almost daily for three years now with absolutely no problems and have (for me, at least) found it an excellent CPM machine. -------
llh@drutx.UUCP (HaymakerLL) (07/20/85)
Attache a bummer ???
Think we all need more information than this to go by. Do you own one ?
have you used one ?? What is wrong with it ?? Give us some details..
I own two, and am pleased, although the company is defunct, and I
purchased then at a good deal less than what they were going for new.
The only problem that I can see is Otrona put some inferior drives on
it's earlier machines, and these have caused some problems and some of the
earlier keyboards were trash. Also there isn't much software support, but most
of the MSDOS and CPM stuff will run on them.
Lets here the gripes but back them up !!!
Linc Haymaker K0ZCO
AT&T ISL Denver
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