anita@utastro.UUCP (Anita Cochran) (03/19/88)
I am interested in anyone's experiences with Amstrad computers. In
particular, I am interested in their newly released PPC 640 portable
computer. This beastie is an 8086 at 8 Mhz with 640k, built in
2400 baud Hayes compatible modem and 1 or 2 3.5 in floppy drives.
It also has a full 101 key keyboard (it folds differently than
most portables and is longer) and a super-twist screen.
The whole thing weighs under 12 pounds.
I am interested in a low end portable for document processing while
I am on the road and this one is much better value, I think, than
the Toshiba T1000 or a NEC multispeed. It costs $999 with 1 floppy
and $1099 with 2 (according to the info in January Byte). I have the
glossy brochure from Amstrad but am now interested in people's
opinions.
I don't generally read this group on the net so please e-mail
reponses to me. Thanks in advance.
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Anita Cochran uucp: {noao, ut-sally, ut-emx}!utastro!anita
arpa: anita@astro.as.utexas.edu
snail: Astronomy Dept., The Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX, 78712
at&t: (512) 471-1471