schneids@ssc-vax.UUCP (Jim Schneidewind) (04/14/84)
The following is from the April 9 issue of "Electronic Engineering
Times":
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"Commodore International Ltd. released four new microcomputers.....
The first new release is a Unix-based, 16-bit Z8000 computer system, with
256Kbytes of RAM, 80-column color graphics and built-in dual floppy-disk
drives. The drives are surprises because initial indications were that the
company would produce an under-$800 single-drive machine."
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I would guess that with 2 drives the price would be in the range of
$1000 to $1200. Can't wait to get one!!
Schneids
ssc-vax!schneidsfair@dual.UUCP (Erik E. Fair) (04/22/84)
You may not want one once you check out its performance. I speak as one who
has used floppy based UNIX systems frequently enough to know that they are
S L O O O O O O O W W W W W W ! ! ! ! ! !
Ian Darwin, if you are reading this, you can make some more cogent comments,
and perhaps provide us with some colourful ancedotes.
Erik E. Fair ucbvax!fair fair@ucb-arpa.ARPA
dual!fair@Berkeley.ARPA
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