Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!Pascale@OFFICE-8 From: Pascale@OFFICE-8 Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: COMPAQ DESKPRO QUESTIONS Message-ID: <7246@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 23:43:37 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.7246 Posted: Fri Jan 11 23:43:37 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 00:45:14 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 32 GENTLEPEOPLE: I AM INTERESTED IN OBTAINING AN IBM COMPATIBLE MACHINE (PRICE IS A CONSIDERATION). I SAUNTERED INTO MY LOCAL & FRIENDLY (HA) COMPUTERLAND STORE AND GOT TURNED ON BY THE COMPAQ DESKPRO. IT'S AN 8086 BASED MACHINE RUNNING AT 7 PLUS MHZ WHICH MAKES IT VERY FAST. IT ALSO HAS MANY OTHER FEATURES THAT ARE EXCELLENT. MY QUESTIONS ARE: 1. HOW COMPATIBLE IS IT WITH THE IBM? (IT DIDNT SEEM TO RUN FLIGHT SIMULATOR. HOWEVER, THE SALESMAN ADMITTED HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HOW TO RUN IT AND NEITHER DID I.) 2. WILL IT ACCEPT ALL (MOST) OF THE BOARDS AVAILABLE FOR THE IBM? 3. HOW ABOUT SOFTWARE? THE BROCHURE SAYS IT RUNS ALL THE POPULAR PROGRAMS. (AN ESOTERIC STATEMENT OF SORTS.) 4. HOW STABLE IS THIS COMPANY WITH BIG BLUE BURYING THEIR COMPETITION ON A DAILY BASIS? 5. HOW RELIABLE IS THE HARDWARE? IT SHOULD BE EASILY FIXED IF COMPUTERLAND IS MARKETING IT. OH I FORGOT - IT HAS A SENSOR OF SORTS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SENSE TIMING REQUIREMENTS AND SLOW DOWN TO 4 PLUS MHZ FOR COMPATIBILITY. IF ANYONE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS MACHINE I WOULD APPRECIATE A SUMMARY. I ALSO WILL SUMMARIZE RESPONSES TO THE NET IF SUFFICIENT INTEREST. THANKS MUCHLY IN ADVANCE. RESPONSES TO PASCALE AT OFFICE-8.