On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Gil Parrish wrote:
> But the actual answer is, the idea that the jr. was not all that compatible
> was common knowledge at the time. No guarantee that common knowledge is
> RIGHT, of course, but it was widely believed. Seems to me lots of
> manufacturers had separate sections in their docs and FAQs on getting their
> software running (or not running) with the jr.
>
As is well known, common knowledge is frequently mistaken. The
compatabilty quotient between the PC jr and the IBM PC was widely
debated. I guess it depends on how you define compatible. Junior
certainly wasn't identical, There were problems, as you note, and
various fixes.
> Still, if you still have a jr. and you're getting mileage out of one
> (can you really run Arachne on a unit like that?), more power to you.
No, I don't have Junior anymore.I returned it to the fellow I got it
from and it sits in the attic of his garage. I never ran Arachne on
Junior. I did try running an early version of Arachne on an XT--but
not effectively.
My price point for computer buying is around two-hundred and fifty bucks.
Six years ago I paid that for an XT. Checking the used computer prices
in Detroit I see where I could now get a Dell Pentium 200 with 64mb
a 2GBHD, CD, and a 17" monitor for $234.95 plus shipping.
Check out www.secondwindpcs.com
This sort of thing makes me a lot less interested in fixing the old stuff
that people give me. Hardly seems worth the trouble anymore.
Sam Ewalt
