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|    Ed Vance to TOM WALKER    |
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|    11 Aug 12 20:03:00    |
      TW>EV>I almost bought a C=128(D?) at a Thrift Store but they marked each of       TW>EV>the two pieces with a price higher than I would want to pay for a one       TW>EV>piece C=128.              TW>EV>I have met folks with C=128's and the 1571 drives but always was       TW>EV>satisfied with the C=64 and didn't want to upset the apple cart before I       TW>EV>could hint about wanting a 486DX33 ibm compatible pc. ;-)              TW>As I said my attraction was the CPM Software aviliable becasue of it's       TW>compatability with the Onsorne/Kaypro suitcase computers. There was an       TW>Income tax program that I used for several years before going to hte XT       TW>clone. Plus Genealogy program was another CPM program that I liked.       TW>I did use the 128 side of the computer and there was a nice selection       TW>there alos. NONE of which were 64 compatable becaue they needed a 80       TW>character screen as I recall.              Tom,              I never had anything that used CPM, I just remember CPM was a Common       Language that worked on many early computer boxes IIRC.              I only read about those days in Popular Electronics and       Radio-Electronics magazines.              The S-100 Bus I think was a common feature listed in the various       advertisements I saw back then.                      * SLMR 2.1a #T348 * EGGORY (eg' er ee) n. ThePartOfTheFridgeThatHoldsTheEggs.       --- SBBSecho 2.12-Linux        * Origin: telnet & http://cco.ath.cx - Dial-Up: 502-875-8938 (1:2320/105.1)    |
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