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The Deskpro 386 is a line of desktop computers in Compaq's Deskpro range of IBM PC compatibles. Introduced in September 1986, the Deskpro 386 was the first personal computer to feature Intel's 32-bit 80386 microprocessor. It also marks the first time that a major component of the IBM Personal Computer de facto standard was updated by a company other than IBM; in this case, upgrading from the 80286 processor of the Personal Computer/AT. Wikipedia →
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- Read the landmark paper: Software Reviews : PARADOX, Version 1.1 Reviewed by John J. Treacy, Wright State University Publisher: ANSA Software, 1301 Shoreway, Belmont, CA 94002 (telephone : 415-595-4469) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: Two program disks, one installation disk, one sample table disk, two keyboard templates, and five manuals ( PARADOX introduction, 150 pp.; user's guide, 430 pp.; PARADOX application language user's guide: A quick guide to PARADOX for dBASE users, 22 pp.; and A quick guide to PARADOX for LOTUS users, 18 pp.). Also available upon request is an applications generator guide with three disks that requires a hard disk to run. Price: $695 list Availability: IBM PC, XT, AT, COMPAQ, COMPAQ PLUS, DESKPRO, and 100-percent-compatible personal computers. (I used NCR 41 with 640K RAM, color monitor, 808 math coprocessor, one floppy disk [360K], one 20M hard drive, and a 2M Ram disk with IBM DOS 3.1. ~ System Requirements: 512K RAM, two floppy drives or one hard disk and one floppy drive, DOS 2.0 or higher; supports IBM Pro-writer, Epson, Okida A dot-matrix, and HP Laser printers Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good on program usage, weak on hardwareCited 0 times
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Software Reviews : PARADOX, Version 1.1 Reviewed by John J. Treacy, Wright State University Publisher: ANSA Software, 1301 Shoreway, Belmont, CA 94002 (telephone : 415-595-4469) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: Two program disks, one installation disk, one sample table disk, two keyboard templates, and five manuals ( PARADOX introduction, 150 pp.; user's guide, 430 pp.; PARADOX application language user's guide: A quick guide to PARADOX for dBASE users, 22 pp.; and A quick guide to PARADOX for LOTUS users, 18 pp.). Also available upon request is an applications generator guide with three disks that requires a hard disk to run. Price: $695 list Availability: IBM PC, XT, AT, COMPAQ, COMPAQ PLUS, DESKPRO, and 100-percent-compatible personal computers. (I used NCR 41 with 640K RAM, color monitor, 808 math coprocessor, one floppy disk [360K], one 20M hard drive, and a 2M Ram disk with IBM DOS 3.1. ~ System Requirements: 512K RAM, two floppy drives or one hard disk and one floppy drive, DOS 2.0 or higher; supports IBM Pro-writer, Epson, Okida A dot-matrix, and HP Laser printers Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good on program usage, weak on hardware
Software Reviews : LOTUS Manuscript, Version 1.0 Publisher: Lotus Development Corp., 55 Cambridge Parkway, Cambridge, MA 02142 (telephone: 617-253-9150) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: Eight disks, two manuals Price: $495 Availability: IBM XT, AT, Portable, COMPAQ Portable, Deskpro, Plus, COMPAQ 286, Hewlett-Packard Vectra PC System Requirements: Minimum 512K, DOS 2.0, hard disk Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Poor Documentation: Fair
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