Re: TI or HP?/games-or-power

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: TI or HP?/games-or-power
From: d d d <c82@JUNO.COM>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 11:46:27 -0400
Comments: To: larry1492@juno.com
References: <Pine.OSF.3.93.971001013936.31600A-100000@elmo.nmc.edu>
Reply-To: d d d <c82@JUNO.COM>

On Thu, 9 Oct 1997 23:06:12 EDT Larry G Currie <larry1492@JUNO.COM>
writes:
>True, most computers are bought for applications.
>HOWEVER, computers evolve for games.  No one would buy a new
>PII 300 for Word 8.0, they buy it to have the power that modern games
>demand.
>And no, a n64 is nowhere in the universe of a PII 300 in terms of REAL
>games.

So you're saying that I would have no problem running WIN95, with OFFICE
97, a load of network stuff, along with my email and planner software,
PLUS my copy of quicken on my Tandy 1000?  I think NOT!!   Things like 3D
cards evolve for games, but 85% of hardware is not evolving for games.

-calc 82  <c82@juno.com>
For Sale:MINT TI-82, with PC link, MINT manual, ADULT owned, sell or
trade for HP

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