[AT] OT - computer advice

[David Bruce]

My experience differs - might be the local store people but in 
Spartanburg, SC there was strong business support. Large business no as 
that was locked up by IBM mainframe people but with small/medium 
business it was good. TRS MII and TRS MII.
The Coco was a consumer product totally.

David
NW NC

On 8/6/2014 11:15 PM, Steve W. wrote:
> jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> Man you guys are REALLY dating yourselves! Most of those machines I've never
>> heard of!
>> I remember wanting to get one of those Tandy "computers" that you plugged
>> into the TV (mid 80's) Also we ran a couple of computers in drafting that
>> used a large disc, 5 or 8 inch. They had some sort of weird corded pin. I
>> think the drafting program was Terack, or something like that. We did have
>> newer machines with autocad, don't remember what they were but the pen
>> plotters were cool to watch!
>>
>> John Hall
>>
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> The Tandy CoCo (Color Computer)! The machine that could have changed a
> few things if not for IBM.
>
> It had a much more powerful processor than other machines of the day.
> The problem was that Tandy wasn't pushing anything to businesses. They
> were consumer oriented, if they had tried a bit they may have beaten IBM
>    to the punch.
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