de@comp.lancs.ac.uk (David England) (12/09/88)
In article <27813@cs.tcd.ie> omahony@cs.tcd.ie (Donal O'Mahony - OMAHONY@cs.tcd.ie) writes: >In article <Dec.6.19.00.19.1988.13962@topaz.rutgers.edu>, porter@topaz.rutgers.edu (Adam L. Porter) writes: >> Various pro and con arguments omitted. I have two beefs 1) I have an Amstrad portable PC (PPC 1640, 640K mem, twin floppies, built-in 2400bps modem, cost less than 700 pounds). It runs all the software I throw at it (C++, Turbo Pascal, DB(II and III), and various PD stuff). I have no problems working at home and then either kermitting stuff and taking in floppies to use on the PS/2 model 30's here. Other clones are dearer and the original models are too expensive. 2) My first degree was Mechanical Engineering - modern plastics are a perfectly good engineering material. -- Dave uucp(Europe): ...!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!de uucp(Atlantic): ...!uunet!comp.lancs.ac.uk!de arpa/janet: de@comp.lancs.ac.uk "What an embezel ! What an ultra maroon !"