> It all depends on what you're comparing them to. Consider most PC-clone
> "no-name" hardware, which often doesn't come with any manufacturers name,
> much less any instructions!
No, the Sinclair machine takes the cake. While building the critter, the
instructions drifted between the three builds (for video - NTSC, PAL, or
SECAM) _without_ telling you.
The instruction book looked nice - almost like a Heathkit. They obviously
put money and effort into it - just they had a moron write it up!
> On the other hand, I spent many nights reading Heathkit construction
> manuals for things I never owned - and learned a *lot*.
Considering that before any new kit was released, it was tried out on an
unsuspecting secretary until it was refined so a completely ignorant
person could get the things working, that is no suprise.
Does anyone have a Heath _analog_ computer? I never saw one, but they do
exist.
William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Wed May 13 1998 - 20:50:40 BST
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