USING classic machines

From: Captain Napalm <spc_at_armigeron.com>
Date: Thu Jun 26 19:41:42 1997

It was thus said that the Great DAVID L. ORMAND once stated:
>
> >I still do my banking/checkbook on the kaypro! Faster than the PC
> >overall.
>
> In fact, I'm wondering how widespread my idea is (shared by a
> few, apparently) that the smaller, simpler machines really are well
> suited for home use, and you don't need a high-end peecee for nearly
> everything you want to do.
>
  I no longer use my Coco for word processing, namely for two reasons: I
don't have the space to set it up, and two, it's a bit sluggish (okay, I'm
spoiled - I like having true lower case and a 80x25 screen).

  But I do use my other computers - a 386 for communications (as it can
handle the 28.8kbps modem I have now), the Amiga for programming, the Data
General 1 (lap top) when I travel and the Tandy 6000 for financial stuff (it
has Multiplan on it, which I use from time to time).

  I'd use the uVax more often, but I need to get a new harddrive for it, and
getting one with VMS 4.x pre-installed isn't that easy (not that I've tried
really hard). I'd probably use it for CPU intensive projects, like ray
tracing, and some development work (homebrew project: operating system of my
own design).

  -spc (Fairly selective in the machines I collect - I don't have the time,
        money or space to collect machines ad-hoc. I like to use the
        machines I have)
Received on Thu Jun 26 1997 - 19:41:42 BST