2 Sep
1999
2 Sep
'99
12:59 a.m.
My favourite was the old Xerox 820-II, with the high keyboard and 8inch
drives. It runs Dbase and WordStar with great dignity. I know there are
plenty of other applications floating around for it, too. multiplan
comes immediately to mind. My second favourite was the Epson QX-10, also
very lovely, with lots of interesting software. The Xerox keyboards
always struck me as being particularly sensual and pleasant to use. The
Epson has a ramdrive. The Epson is also smaller and a bit easier to move
about.
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999 Glenatacme(a)aol.com wrote:
Hello all:
I hope this is "classic" enough . . .
Though I've been involved with and have earned my keep with desktop
microcomputers for a period covering almost twenty years, I was in another
field during the time when CP/M was popular.
I'd like to add a CP/M based machine to my collection but as with all of my
old computers I want to have a system I can use for at least one
business-related application. This helps make my collection tax-deductable
as a business expense ;>) BTW, I don't mind writing my own code.
What was the best CP/M based machine for business? Are applications and
utilities still obtainable? What about development tools and documentation?
Your opinions, please.
Thanks,
Glen Goodwin
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M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852
"Casta est qui nemo rogavit."
- Ovid