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From: ugbowen@sunybcs.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Whaddaya do with the damned thing?
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Date: Wed, 14-Jan-87 16:47:12 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 14 16:47:12 1987
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Reply-To: ugbowen@sunybcs.UUCP (Devon Bowen)
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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

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