nelson_p@apollo.uucp (02/29/88)
'Tim' writes: >I bought a 10 megahertz/0 wait state AT clone with a 1.2 megabyte >floppy drive, a Seagate ST215 40 megabyte hard disk, 640K of memory, >hercules compatible graphics, a monochrome monitor, and a serial port >from a clone shop up the street for just $1600. > >I do know machines very well, and there were some minor problems with >the hardware. Since the technicians at the clone shop are pretty bad, >a typical user would probably have some real trouble in the same >circumstance. > >My point is that you are planning to spend the same amount of money >for a far inferior (three times slower) machine. I have seen 8088 >machines that can be purchased complete for about $400. > >Good luck, I don't see how your 'point' follows from your previous paragraph. It seems to me that the chance of problems would increase with bargain basement systems. I don't want ANY problems. Leading Edge is a major brand (they're currently 4th in market share behind IBM, Tandy, and Compaq) and they have a very extensive dealer network and a 20 month warranty. Their headquarters is also relatively local to me so if worse comes to worse I can have it out with someone there face to face. BTW, I've never seen a PC clone with monitor, 512K RAM and a 20 Meg drive for anywhere near $400. Perhaps you could mention specific names? ON ANOTHER NOTE: I was toying with the idea of getting this system with only a 3.5" floppy (and the 20 Meg drive) and forgetting about a 5.25" drive. I'm not really interested in 'shareware' and games, which seem like the main things not yet available on 3.5". Is 3.5" the wave of the future or do people still regard it a just a marketing experiment at this point? --Peter Nelson