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From: bds@lzaz.ATT.COM (BRUCE SZABLAK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Colorburst - Mostly hype!
Keywords: Suggested PC Buying Guidelines
Message-ID: <37@lzaz.ATT.COM>
Date: 17 Dec 87 13:03:25 GMT
References: <2246@tekig5.TEK.COM> <36598@sun.uucp>
Organization: AT&T ISL Middletown NJ USA
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In article <36598@sun.uucp>, cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
>  * Go out and look at as many computers that you can find, if you know 
>    someone who owns a computer of the type you are considering, take your
>    list and ask them if they *have programs* that will do any of those
>    things.

The suggestions given are pretty good, but I would like to add that you
should estimate the cost of buying the software you'll need, and factor
that into the costs when comparing PCs. Also try and take into consideration
the quality of the software as well.