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Article #6895Re: How Good is the AT&T 6300 Plus?
From: Jeff Denenberg
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1986 13:19
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1986 13:19
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> In article <9885@ucsfcgl.ucsfcgl.UUCP> russack@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Joe
> Russack%CGL) writes:
> >
> > The pc compatibility is not too good. It is passing, (and much
> > better than unmentionable clones) but not as good as some
> > others (like the ITT, compaq,etc).
> >
> >Joseph Russack
> >
> >!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!russack
>
> point of interest, the 6300 (although i'm not possitive about
> the plus) is made by Olivetti for AT&T. The comperable ITT machine is
> also made by Olivetti. Olivetti sells it themselves as the M24. All
> three machines are identical except for paint and such.
>
> None of this is secret, you can gather as much from the trade
> journals, but how can the ATT differ from the ITT in that respect?
> Must be a case of perspective.
> --
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> Joseph D. Shapiro "He who hesitates
> Bunker Ramo Information Systems is lunch"
>
> ...ittatc!bunker!shap
> ...decvax!bunker!shap
The "comparable ITT machine" is the ITT XTRA XP. It is made by ITT, not
Olivetti and is a totally different design. The XP uses a 80286 and is a true
pc (not AT) clone with good compatibility. I have used the ITT XTRA XP and it
is, in my opinion, the class of the pc clones.
Jeff Denenberg
..decvax!ittvax!jeffd
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittatc!ittvax!jeffd From: jeffd@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Jeff Denenberg) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.unix Subject: Re: How Good is the AT&T 6300 Plus? Message-ID: <607@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Jun-86 09:19:48 EDT Article-I.D.: ittvax.607 Posted: Wed Jun 18 09:19:48 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Jun-86 19:44:02 EDT References: <1927@osu-eddie.UUCP> <350@omen.UUCP> <1286@amiga.amiga.UUCP> <9885@ucsfcgl.ucsfcgl.UUCP> <1198@bunker.UUCP> Organization: ITT-ATC, Shelton Ct. Lines: 35