acsgjjp@sunybcs.UUCP (Jim Poltrone) (03/28/84)
I'm posting this for a friend not on the net, or on this machine. Pardon me if this was on already, I only started reading network bulletins about 1 1/2 months ago. > Am very interested in buying a new micro. So far, my choices are between the > Mac and the new Tandy 2000. I like the Tandy 2000 for its speed in I/O and > overall performance. The Mac is nice, but the lack of expansion bothers me. > In regards to these two, and any others that you might suggest in a price > range around $2500 to $3500, I would really appreciate some replies. > I want a micro mainly to use as a dumb terminal when using the school's > minis and mainframes when uploading and downloading programs, and also to > write my own application programs, considering the fact that I am pursuing > a double major in CS and Accounting. As a CS major, I feel I need a micro > with a fair amount of memory and computing power, which has a rather broad > base of software and support. BUT I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THE IBM PC. > In an unrelated note, is anyone aware when the Intel 80187 math > co-processor will be available to the general public? I'll be accepting any replies for him. -- From the polyphonic, pitch-bending keyboard of nfqstuwxy; James J. Poltrone (a/k/a Poltr1) UUCP: ...!seismo!rochester!rocksvax!sunybcs!acsgjjp ARPA, CSnet: acsgjjp.buffalo@rand-relay