Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!dayton!rosevax!umnd-cs!news From: news@umnd-cs.UUCP (news) Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy Subject: Re: Current LDOS version Message-ID: <357@umnd-cs-gw.umnd-cs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 10-Jan-87 20:52:19 EST Article-I.D.: umnd-cs-.357 Posted: Sat Jan 10 20:52:19 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Jan-87 06:35:33 EST References: <347@umnd-cs-gw.umnd-cs.UUCP> <199@devon.UUCP> Reply-To: rhealey@umn-d-ub.UUCP (Rob Healey) Distribution: na Organization: U. of Minnesota, Duluth - Computing Services Lines: 43 In article <199@devon.UUCP> paul@devon.UUCP (Paul Sutcliffe Jr.) writes: >In article <347@umnd-cs-gw.umnd-cs.UUCP>, news@umnd-cs.UUCP (news) writes: >> Misosys is one of the few companys that >> didn't abandon the 1/3/4 line when Tandy decided to drop the Z80 line. >> >> -Rob Healey > >Huh? Tandy dropped the Z80 line? Well, maybe the Model 12, but they >still sell the Model 4; now better that ever with the double-sided >floppy drives. > >Did I say sell? Maybe I should have said _carry_. I doubt very much >if they are actually *selling* any. > >-paul I guess I should have phrased that ABANDONED. The model 4 series had alot of promise left in it, still does. Take a look at the xler8er(sp) board and other options that third partys have come out with. Tandy has chosen to follow IBM and drop the 8 bit market, I'm sure the Coco's days are numbered as well. I think that 8 bit computers could still represent a reasonably good market if the computers were priced right. A 4D should sell for $600 at most, not $1199. I have CP/M for my 4 and there are alot of the same PD programs for the 8 bit machines as there are for the 16 bit ones. I'm starting to feel windy B^) so I'll finish up before I get too windy; if priced and marketed properly, 8 bit machines like the model 4 could be sold, Tandy chose not to do that. I love my 4 and can do some things on it that I haven't been able to do on the 8088/86 series machines, I just have to bank switch a little more than 8088's have to. -Rob Healey University of Minnesota, Duluth p.s. Could the wonderful person who offered the terminal package post it or tell me where I can get my greedy little hands on it? Thank-you. p.p.s I just got LS-DOS 6.3, it looks great! Upgrading my files was easy, now all I's gots to do is write a make program for pro-mc and I'll be in business, who needs 8088's when a z80 can do the job at a better price! ( I'll add that I think the 4D should be ~$500).