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!mlsmith@NADC From: mlsmith@NADC Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: COMPAQ DESKPRO QUESTIONS Message-ID: <7247@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 23:44:32 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.7247 Posted: Fri Jan 11 23:44:32 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 00:45:54 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 11 We are buying Compaq's just as if they are PC's. I understand they have some kind of liscencing agreement with IBM to use PC ROM's and are therefore much more compatible than other clones. Some info-micro message traffic indicated that Flight Simulator _d_i_d_ work on the Compaq, but the software was configured for the portable {whatever that means}. What with the portability problems between PC, XT, and _AT_, It is a good idea to bring in your Compaq to the computer store, and make them show you that the software works! ...and it has a handle! mlsmith@nadc.ARPA