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CBM, Z8000, & Unix [message #62563] Tue, 14 May 2013 17:23
fair is currently offline  fair
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Date: Sun, 22-Apr-84 01:37:24 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 22 01:37:24 1984
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You may not want one once you check out its performance. I speak as one who
has used floppy based UNIX systems frequently enough to know that they are
S L O O O O O O O W W W W W W ! ! ! ! ! !

Ian Darwin, if you are reading this, you can make some more cogent comments,
and perhaps provide us with some colourful ancedotes.

	Erik E. Fair	ucbvax!fair	fair@ucb-arpa.ARPA

	dual!fair@Berkeley.ARPA
	{ihnp4,ucbvax,cbosgd,decwrl,amd70,fortune,zehntel}!dual!fair
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CBM, Z8000, & Unix [message #62564 is a reply to message #62563] Tue, 14 May 2013 17:23 Go to previous message
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Date: Fri, 13-Apr-84 20:29:51 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 13 20:29:51 1984
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  The following is from the April 9 issue of "Electronic Engineering

Times":

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   "Commodore International Ltd. released four new microcomputers.....

    The first new release is a Unix-based, 16-bit Z8000 computer system, with
256Kbytes of RAM, 80-column color graphics and built-in dual floppy-disk
drives.  The drives are surprises because initial indications were that the
company would produce an under-$800 single-drive machine."

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   I would guess that with 2 drives the price would be in the range of

$1000 to $1200.  Can't wait to get one!!

		Schneids
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