CS656@OUACCVMB.BITNET (01/15/89)
>I am looking to buy an Apple or Apple-clone system for the primary >purpose of being able to have on hand at home the ability to run >the same 'educational' software for my kids that they use in the >schools. Also, just to have fun and have them learn about computing, >etc. Take a look at the //c+. I have seen the color system being sold for less than $800. By combining the simplicity and convenience of the //c with the advantages of the 800k drive and 4 mgz clock it could be the most significant step that Apple has taken for a while. I would recommend upgrading the memory with an Applied Engineering card but other than that it's a very complete package. I just wish they hadn't moved the power supply inboard. I prefer my arrangement, where the power supply warms the space beneath my desk rather than my cpu. Bob Church CS656@OUACCVMB.BITNET gatech!att!oucsace!bchurch
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (01/16/89)
>>I am looking to buy an Apple or Apple-clone system for the primary >>purpose of being able to have on hand at home the ability to run >>the same 'educational' software for my kids that they use in the >>schools. Also, just to have fun and have them learn about computing, >>etc. >Take a look at the //c+. I have seen the color system being sold for less >than $800. By combining the simplicity and convenience of the //c with >the advantages of the 800k drive and 4 mgz clock it could be the most >significant step that Apple has taken for a while. Don't lose site of the PURPOSE! IF the idea is to be able to run software being used in the schools, then it probably will be NECESSARY to have a 5.25 drive in S6,D1 (a LOT of the school software pre-dates the 3.5 inch drive AND is copy protected; it won't run any other way). The 3.5 inch drive is a worthwhile investment, but I'd recommend it for the secondary drive given the stated objective of acquiring the system in the first place. Murph Sewall Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90] Prof. of Marketing Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET Business School sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu [INTERNET] U of Connecticut {psuvax1 or mcvax }!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL [UUCP] -+- I don't speak for my employer, though I frequently wish that I could (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited) According to the American Facsimile Association, more than half the calls from Japan to the U.S. are fax calls. FAX it to me at: 1-203-486-5246
aash@ms.uky.edu (aashi deacon) (01/16/89)
In article <8901150001.aa05996@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> CS656@OUACCVMB.BITNET writes: >>I am looking to buy an Apple or Apple-clone system for the primary >>purpose of being able to have on hand at home the ability to run >>the same 'educational' software for my kids that they use in the >>schools. Also, just to have fun and have them learn about computing, >>etc. >Take a look at the //c+. I have seen the color system being sold for less >than $800. By combining the simplicity and convenience of the //c with Our local dealer just had an incredible deal on the //c+. They were selling them for about $499 for the CPU (3.5" disk) and for only slightly more with an external 5.25" disk and color monitor. Shop around! (This is not a paid advertisement. hehe) -- aash aash@ms.uky.edu (archive at 128.163.128.6) {backbone site|rutgers|uunet}!ukma!aash I think I'm jumping on the "Primos sucks" bandwagon.