jarob@ucrmath.UUCP (Karl Bunch, System's Security Specialist) (04/09/86)
> ... > > By the way.. how many Tandy 6000's and 16(b) users are there out in net > land.. I don't see talk about the 6000 and 16.. lets talk it up out > there. > > George Slone > ..!ihnp4!chinet!george2 > \ > !spudnik!gis1!root I run a firm in Downey, Ca. (Think Tank Software) and we have better 90% of our customers running 6000's and 16's with all kinds of custom software. We do alot of work with UNIFY. Developing screens, reports etc. I wish we would band together, the 6000 is a very cheap but powerfull machine if you know how to use it. Too many sites are setup my people that have no idea as to the full potiential of these machines. A very small % of RS salespeople have even a small idea of the ability these things have. I port many sources from machines like VAXEN & PDP's and NCR Towers etc and have yet to run against any real 'limitaions'. Except of course that we don't have 8 Meg primary memory or dynamic stack space! :-) But what can you expect for such a low price? I would love to here about other people and what they are doing with 6000's & 16's. Like George says.. "Lets talk is up out there." Just for fun.. Drop a message off as to how you are using your system and anything else that might come in handy. --Karl ..!ucbvax!ucdavis!tts!root ..!ucbvax!ucivax!tts!root ..!ucbvax!ucdavis!ucrmath!tts!root ..!ucbvax!ucdavis!ucrmath!jarob
martin@entropy.UUCP (Don Martin) (04/16/86)
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Ok, I admit it. I have a TRS 16-a upgraded to a 6000 in
my basement. I use it for software development among other
things. My interest is in scientific, mostley statistical
software. I have been using yacc and lex to implement some
statistic systems work.
I use a Toshiba 1340 printer and have a TRS fp-215 flat
bed plotter ( purchased very cheaply, $200, from my
local TRS store ). The 16/6000 has been very reliable
with only one breakdown since 9/82. I just wish that I
could say something nice about Tandy's support for the
development system which has been almost nonexistant.
Donald C. Martin, phone (206) 543 1044
SC-32, Dept. of Biostatistics., U. of Wash, Seattle WA, 98195
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