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#toshiba internal cdrom

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#29037From: Michael KerpanOct 21, 1992 7:01 AM
This has been a disastrous year computer-wise. First, my original computer blew up (only slightly an exaggeration–delayed reaction to lightning). Luckily, I got some insurance money. I then bought a feature-rich computer from a no-name maker. After long struggling, this was sent back for repairs (or else). It came back, worked briefly and died dead. By this point, its maker had mets its maker. Luckily, again I got money back from VISA. Now I'm basically assembling a system like a stereo system. All brand-name components from makers who can offer some support themselves. Until this works, however, I'm not in any league (except for an IBM PS/2 30-286 at work).
#29100From: Bill SimonsenOct 21, 1992 7:04 PM
Thanks Michael, I was feeling inferior. <g>. If you don't have the bucks for your killer system, you can probably get a decent 386-40 for 11 or twelve hundred dollars, the way things are going.. -Bill
#29147From: Michael KerpanOct 22, 1992 6:20 AM
I think I'm just going to be able to scrape by price-wise. Just to complicate matters, I've ordered the Windows NT PDK. I suspect I'm in store for lots of "excitement".
#29209From: Bill SimonsenOct 22, 1992 7:46 PM
>>> I've ordered the Windows NT PDK. I suspect I'm in store for lots of "excitement" The words 'glutton for punishment' come to mind…<g> -Bill
#29251From: Michael KerpanOct 23, 1992 7:00 AM
You're probably right about NT, but I am tired of waiting for a 32 bit operating system and I dont have much faith in IBM's handling of OS/2.
#29257From: Galen GautreauxOct 23, 1992 8:14 AM
<< I dont have much faith in IBM's handling of OS/2 >> What faith are you lacking? Here's some advice. I have been running OS/2 since Version 1.0. I have been reading the weekly publications every week, and I have often said "The OS/2 on my machine is NOT the same one that they are writing about!". Don't believe everything you read (or watch on TV). Many times, there is a hidden agenda. Galen…
#29273From: Michael KerpanOct 23, 1992 12:25 PM
My lack of faith is not in the product itself (which sounds like it has many technical virtues) but in IBM's marketing, promotion and overall handling of the system. I feel that, commercially, Windows NT is likely to make a stronger impact.