udougc (10/28/82)
Hi,
Sorry about the late response, I had some trouble getting mail
to you from our system. I read your news article listing
some of the resonses so I feel that my response may be somewhat
out of line but here goes anyway
Hi,
In response to your inquiry about a cheapy business system:-
Radio Shack III with 48K & 2 disks (1 disk will work if pushed)
Can be gotten from $800+ to $2500+ depending on who you buy
from and how much upgrading you are willing to do yourself.
Printer in the $500 to $1000 range,the MX80 has lots of features
and lots of software support but it is slow (and may not take
a lot of continual use)
For communications, if needed. R/S RS232 board and a R/S Modem 1
(direct connect) or the Microconnection c. $250
Software.
NEWSCRIPT (v7.0) for W.P. Very good for form letters, support
for many types of printers. Will do mailing labels (extra cost
option) $125+ (can be gotten with some discount)
MTC Aids III (Rel 2.0 if you can get it) for maintaining, sorting
and printing lists. (Does a better job than NEWSCRIPT for mailing
labels. $100
OMNITERM for communications. Will work with both RS232 and
Microconnection $95
None of the above are very sophisticated but are easy to learn
to use and have a great deal of flexibility. My opinion, lots
of "bang for the buck" for a small user.
Consider some other O/S than TRSDOS such as DOSPLUS or NEWDOS
Though TRSDOS will run all of the above the extra $120+ will
give some options that may be usefull if the system expands.
Doug Cutler.
UNC Med. School
Chapel Hill
P.S. Allow c. $200 for disks, ribbons and paper, otherwise you
may not be able to do very much with the system!!! (Yes I found
that out the hard way)
I have used all the software and it seems to be reliable. My
machine is a R/S Mod I (not so stable) with a C.Itoh 8300 printer
(very cheap, only suitable for a 12 yr. old, but my 12 yr. old loves it!)
P.P.S. Since writing the above to disk for transmission it occurs
to me that some explanation is in order. I assume that your friend
wants a TURNKEY type system, of course there is not really such
a thing but the above programs can be user tailored (some users
may need a little help) to produce almost turnkey W.P., listing and
communication systems all of which will interface with each other
The selections are based on my likes & dislikes and my girl friends
selections to help her in her work and dissertation.
The system returned my last mailing to you so I hope I can get
this to you somehow. Doug.