WATERMAN@USC-ECL.ARPA (04/10/84)
is the trs-100 made out of an NEC-8201a? I have seen the former but not the latter. I have heard specs on the 8201a to the effect that it has a similar size lcd display and a similar keyboard and overall size (?). also, i think the 8201a will take up to 64k worth of 8k rams. but the 8201 cost more than the trs-100 (?) i heard a 799. quote for the 8201a with only 8k! Also 8201 seems to have little or no software (no language processors anyway). So although 8201a can hold twice as much ram, i guess trs-100 at the current 'sale' price of 799. for the 32k version (or was that 24k?) is still the best value in a lap-size computer. someone mentionned that there was a forth for trs-100. are there any other language options besides basic? (could prolog fit in there?) -------
rpw3@fortune.UUCP (04/14/84)
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fortune!rpw3 Apr 13 20:33:00 1984
See "Computers & Electronics" magazine, April 1984, for a good comparison
of the RS 100 and the NEC 8201A. (Cover Story.)
Yes, the are both made by NEC. No, they are not quite the same.
Rob Warnock
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