Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site houxm.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxi!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!mel From: mel@houxm.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: ecs.366: DEC micro marketing strategy Message-ID: <486@houxm.UUCP> Date: Sat, 30-Jul-83 08:20:45 EDT Article-I.D.: houxm.486 Posted: Sat Jul 30 08:20:45 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Aug-83 07:33:10 EDT References: <3520@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 9 I agree with BILLW in his assessment of the PC350 vs 8088. Not only is the 8088 likely to be faster, but there is a lot more useable software available for the 8088. That is why I got a Rainbow 100 rather than a PC 350. But the real surprise is that the Z-80 in the Rainbow is faster yet for all the things one does with a PC. Perhaps bigger isn't better. Does anyone have timing figures on the PC 350 vs the Rainbow for real- world PC applications? or a source of any PC-like software for the 350 ? or the Rainbow ? I sure wish I had bought a Kaypro or a Marrow. Mel Haas , houxm!mel