From: utzoo!decvax!cca!SCHNUR@Usc-Isi@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.micro Title: Re: vector graphics Article-I.D.: sri-unix.2275 Posted: Sun Jul 25 06:50:31 1982 Received: Wed Jul 28 03:19:10 1982 I strongly disagree with your evaluation . My wife has used a Vector 2600 since Nov 81 as the word processor in her translating business. She is extremely happy with it. She uses the memorite word processor supplied with the machine. She translates at over 100 words a minute (typed text) so the wordstar word processore gave her problems due to the wrap around problem. I showed her your message. Her comment was that you were talking about a different machine , are you ? Her main reason for selecting the vector over other pc7s was the feel of the keyboard. Her previous experience had been on a selectric 1. She finds the Vector 3 keyboard more to her liking. After 9 months of translating Russian, Bulgarian, FRench, Italian,Serbian, Polish and what ever into english on the machine and producing about 12 megabytes of final text on the Nec 7700 she has yet to have a problem. The disks (tandon double side 96 tpi have so far worked flawlessly). Another point of view, from me. At NRL in my group we make extensive use of micros, we have 4 chromemcos., 2 apples, 3 pdp 11/40 and 1 vector 5005. I have found the vector superior to all but the pdp's for our simple data analysis problems and machine control applicaions. It ad the chromemco's are very much the same, however the 6 mhz z80 helps us quite a bit in certain applications. Again were you talking about the recent Vector releases or their older mz version? joel