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Article #24806Re: Atari PC == Amstrad?
From: grr
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1987 21:45
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1987 21:45
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In article <365@omepd> wilson@omepd (Andy Wilson) writes:
>This month's Byte (Dick Pountain's column, p. 287) describes
>a machine called the Amstrad 1512 which sounds a lot like the
>just-announced Atari PC.
>cheap. Is this the same machine as the Atari, or just a case of
>great minds thinking alike :-) ?
>
>Andy Wilson tektronix!ogcvax!inteloa!omepd!wilson
No, the machines are quite different. They are merely examples of a wave
of consumer oriented PC-clones. The common features are an attempt to
build 'everything you need' in, and dispense with or minimize standard PC
Expansion slots. Radio Shack is already selling a similar machine.
The long-term marketing success of these new clones is yet to be determined.
IBM's PC Junior was pretty much of a flop, but then the prices are down a
bit now...
--
George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Atari PC == Amstrad? Message-ID: <1359@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> Date: Fri, 6-Feb-87 16:45:31 EST Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1359 Posted: Fri Feb 6 16:45:31 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 8-Feb-87 00:40:33 EST References: <365@omepd> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 22