Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!sunybcs!ugbowen From: ugbowen@sunybcs.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Whaddaya do with the damned thing? Message-ID: <1922@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Jan-87 16:47:12 EST Article-I.D.: sunybcs.1922 Posted: Wed Jan 14 16:47:12 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Jan-87 22:21:03 EST References: <310@rlgvax.UUCP> Sender: nobody@sunybcs.UUCP Reply-To: ugbowen@sunybcs.UUCP (Devon Bowen) Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science Lines: 29 Keywords: I'm bored... All the messages I've seen posted in reply to this have been comparing software on the CBM to the PC. How can you use available software to compare machine quality? Just cause I don't have software to do something doesn't mean my machine isn't as good as someone elses. I think that's part of the problem with the 64s software (or lack there of). Everyone expects people to "toy" around with it. It's cheap...why would any serious buyer get it? Well, I was a serious buyer and I still chose the 128. It's tough finding the software, but after a lot of searching I've found PaperBack Writer for word processing, MicroVT 128 for perfect VT 100 emulation in 80 columns, and C-power for when I get down to real programming (I've handed in a number of programs for classes done on C-power). Then I've always got plenty of games, graphics, and sound synthesizers, not to meantion the entire CP/M public domain. There's really nothing the machine can't do given the right programmer. All things considered, I wouldn't have a PC over this. For every PC advantage, I can name 3 for the 128. Of course, I'm the type that can say "if it doesn't exist, I'll write it!" Devon Bowen (KA2NRC) University of Buffalo ******************************************************** csnet: ugbowen@buffalo.CSNET uucp: ..!{allegra,decvax,watmath,rocksanne}!sunybcs!ugbowen BITNET: ugbowen@sunybcs.BITNET Voice: (716) 836-7358 USnail: 67 Lisbon Ave; Buffalo, NY; 14214 ********************************************************