Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!boulder!sunybcs!ugfailau From: ugfailau@sunybcs.uucp (Fai Lau) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Tandy XT compatibles Message-ID: <6954@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 11:23:52 EST Article-I.D.: sunybcs.6954 Posted: Wed Dec 2 11:23:52 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Dec-87 14:40:33 EST References: <1014@sjuvax.UUCP> <462@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> Sender: nobody@sunybcs.UUCP Reply-To: ugfailau@joey.UUCP (Fai Lau) Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science Lines: 20 In article <462@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> creps@silver.UUCP (Steve Creps) writes: > > I speak from experience only in shopping around, as I chose not to buy >one, but I would caution you in buying a Tandy. The reason is this: >compatibility. They should be just fine as far as running IBM PC programs >goes (software compatibility), but they ARE NOT hardware-compatible. That >means if you want to expand them, say add another disk drive, another >board, etc. you have to buy it from Radio Shack. And Radio Shack's prices >for the extra parts are absolutely outrageous. The last time I was foolish enough to check they charged $499.00 for a 2400baud modem! While I got a figure of around $240 over the phone from my neighborhood computer store. Tany is using another one of those "give you the razor, sell you the blade" tactic. Buy at your own risk! Fai Lau SUNY at Buffalo (The Arctic Wonderland) UUCP: ..{mit-ems|watmath|rocksanne}!sunybcs!ugfailau BI: ugfailau@sunybcs