nelson_p@apollo.uucp (02/24/88)
I am in the market for a personal computer with which
to do document (especially manuscript) preparation.
No doubt, I will also want to write the occasional
programs on it but that is of less importance.
What I would mainly like to get is the following:
o A clear crisp, monochrome display of at least
80 x 25 well-formed characters. I would prefer
a display of > 12" but I understand that this is
not common in monochrome.
o Reliability, good quality of construction, ease
of service if something does break.
o At least one 3 1/2" diskette and at least a 20
megabyte hard disk.
I'm quite ignorant of PC's. I've worked as a software
or firmware engineer for 11 years and I'm a bit spoiled
by the resources available to me at my office but I want
something for home use.
I've seen a few PC-type systems on display in stores and
I was franky underwhelmed by the display quality. Most
of these systems were color though, and I understand that
it is possible to do better in monochrome. However, I've
also been told that this requires a different type of
standard ('Hercules' standard) which the application that
I run on the computer may NOT be compatible with. Is
this true? Hasn't the PC industry ever heard of 'device
independence'?
So what's the story here? Can I get what I'm looking for
and how much would I have to pay? You may respond here
or via email. Thank you in advance.
--Peter Nelson
murillo@sigi.Colorado.EDU (Rodrigo Murillo) (02/25/88)
Mr. Nelson: I have some info you might use, but I can't reach you at the given address. Please try me at murillo@colorado.boulder.edu so I can contact you.