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- From: kdarling@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
- Subject: Re: Tandy (Was: Re: Educational Software/CDTV)
- Message-ID: <kdarling.725264044@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu>
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- Organization: North Carolina State University
- References: <10237@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com> <1992Dec13.005349.25145@qdpii.comp.qdpi.oz.au> <71602@cup.portal.com> <BzFKvu.rn@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 06:14:04 GMT
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- papresco@cantor.math.uwaterloo.ca (Paul Prescod) writes:
- >>Today I was looking at the VIS machine at a Radio Shack (Tandy) store.
- >>Here's an honest to god conversation:
- >>
- >>Me: Pretty neat. What kind of processor does it have?
- >>Salesman: Oh it doesn't need one. Its not a computer.
- >>
- >>Hasn't Commodore been down this same path? I have to admit though,
- >>since it uses Modular Windows, it looks to have a better chance
- >>at success than the other two offerings.
- >
- >You may already know this, but in case you are curious, it's an 80x86
- >compatible. I'm not sure which one.
-
- It's an 80286, I believe. Reportedly, its design was begun back when
- the MPC spec only called for that level of cpu. (Since then, MPC has
- changed to requiring an 80386.)
-
- >But how does the VIS look?
-
- Not too bad. As people have noted, Tandy did a nice demo which (altho
- a bit corny) does tend to get passing shoppers to try it out.
-
- cheers - kevin <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu>
-