chamoun@lownlab.UUCP (Nassib Chamoun) (05/31/86)
I am considering the purchase of a Data General One (model 2), with a 10 MB winchester and an electroluminescent screen. Delivery should be in about 6 weeks. This system is supposed to be fully compatible with the IBM PC, and will be running MS-DOS. The primary application will be word processing, with a little bit of spreadsheet and database management thrown in. --Does anybody have any experience with the Data General One? Comments regarding the actual extent of PC-compatibility would be especially useful. How about hardware/software problems? (The screen on the model 2 seems to be a great improvement over the liquid crystal version on model 1). --I am looking for a c_compiler to use for program development. Does anybody know of one which permits system calls, ioctl, forks or vforks? --The system comes bundled with a word processing package called "CEO Write". The individual who will be the primary user of the system is something of a computer-phobe, and would prefer something very user friendly. Is this a good package for him (or does anybody know of anything better for this purpose?). A fast-running spell program would be a very nice feature. Thanks. -- NAME: Nassib G. Chamoun USENET: ...!harvard!lownlab!chamoun USPS: Lown Cardiovascular Laboratory Harvard School of Public Health 665 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115-9915 PHONE: +1 617 732 1307
chamoun@lownlab.UUCP (Nassib Chamoun) (06/03/86)
I am considering the purchase of a Data General One (model 2), with a 10 MB winchester and an electroluminescent screen. Delivery should be in about 6 weeks. This system is supposed to be fully compatible with the IBM PC, and will be running MS-DOS. The primary application will be word processing, with a little bit of spreadsheet and database management thrown in. --Does anybody have any experience with the Data General One? Comments regarding the actual extent of PC-compatibility would be especially useful. How about hardware/software problems? (The screen on the model 2 seems to be a great improvement over the liquid crystal version on model 1). --I am looking for a c_compiler to use for program development. Does anybody know of one which permits system calls, ioctl, forks or vforks? --The system comes bundled with a word processing package called "CEO Write". The individual who will be the primary user of the system is something of a computer-phobe, and would prefer something very user friendly. Is this a good package for him (or does anybody know of anything better for this purpose?). A fast-running spell program would be a very nice feature. Thanks. -- NAME: Nassib G. Chamoun USENET: ...!harvard!lownlab!chamoun USPS: Lown Cardiovascular Laboratory Harvard School of Public Health 665 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115-9915 PHONE: +1 617 732 1307