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                        TRASHPOOP  ED.19   01/20/82

HELLO ALL, THINGS ARE REALLY COOKING AT THE SHACK, HERE'S WHAT
IS HAPPENING:

1. AS PREDICTED MOD 16 WAS SHOWN ON THE JAN19/82 HERE ARE THE
DETAILS. THE 68000 MOTOROLA CHIP ALLOWS THE UNIT TO BECOME 16
BIT THOUGH AN 8 BIT PROCESSOR IS STILL USED IN THE SETUP. THE
STANDARD PACKAGE COMES WITH A 8 INCH FLOPPY INBOARD AND HAS
THE CAPABILITY TO INCREASE TO FOUR HARD AND FOUR FLOPPYS ALL
IN LINE. THE BASIC UNIT ARRIVES WITH 128K EXPANDABLE TO 518K.
AS PREDICTED THIS MODEL WILL ALLOW 2 ADDITIONAL TERMINALS FOR
NETWORKING PROCEDURES. THESE TERMINALS ARE DT1 (DUMB TERMINAL)
AND CAN ALSO OPERATE A PRINTER COST A MERE $699 EACH. THE MOD
-- More -- 16 HAS A SLIGHTLY LARGER SCREEN THAN MOD2 BUT WILL OPERATE ALL
MOD 2  SOFTWARE, INCIDENTALLY MOD2 OWNERS MAY UPGRADE FOR $1400
TO THE MOD16. THE BASIC MODEL16 COSTS $4998 AND IS AVAIL IN
90 DAYS IN MOST AREAS.

2. ANOTHER POCKET COMPUTER SHALL SHOW THIS 4K RAM 16K ROM
THAT'S RIGHT  16K ROM MACHINE WILL BE RS232 COMPATIBLE AND
AVAIL WITH ADDITIONAL RAM AND SPECIAL APPLICATIONS PAC/CARTS
TO BE PLUGGED IN.  COST: $279 AND AVAIL IN 90 DAYS.

3. SMALL HARD DRIVE UNIT TO BE MANUFACTURED BY TEXAS PER-
IPHERALS, WHICH IS A TANDY SUBSIDIARY, WILL BE MANUFACTURING THE
DRIVES. THESE WILL BE ONLY 3-4 MEG HARD AND AROUND $2000 MORE
ON THIS LATER.

4. BY THE END OF 1982 ALL DRIVES SOLD BY TANDY, WILL BE MANU-
FACTURED BY THEM AS ARE MOD2 DRIVES NOW.

THE CONFLICT CONTINUES WITH THIS LETTER WHICH ARRIVED RECENTLY.
   From:  TCW864             Posted:  Mon  18-Jan-82  0:43  Sys 11
Subject:  PICKING UP THE GAUNTLET
IN THE NEWDOS/LDOS DISCUSSION I SUGGESTED NEWDOS80 2.0 WAS
-- More -- SUPERIOR TO LDOS FOR MY COMPUTER ILLITERATE CLIENTS WHILE
LDOS SEEMS TO BE FAVORED BY MANY HACKERS.  I SAID I DID NOT
NEED MANY OF THE BELLS AND WHISTLES THESE COMPUTER FOLK CITED
AS THE BASES FOR THEIR LOVE OF LDOS AND PREFERRED A
STRAIGHTFORWARD DOS WHICH COULD BE SET UP FOR EVERYDAY
BUSINESS NEEDS.

NOW I FIND THE POOP (WHICH I GREATLY ADMIRE) HAS GONE TO A
FLACK (THAT IS SOMEONE WITH A VESTED INTEREST IN SELLING
LDOS -- AND LOTS OF LDOS' NOT JUST A HANDFUL) FOR AN
"IMPARTIAL" OPINION.  AND I FIND MYSELF SLIGHTLY SLANDERED
BY SOMEONE WHO THINKS I HAVEN'T CHECKED THE CODE.

FIRST, TO THE FLACK: HE COMPLAINS HE CAN'T UNDERSTAND
THE DOCUMENTATION FOR NEWDOS80.  PERHAPS HE SHOULD NOT MAKE
JUDGMENTS ON IT SOPHISTICATION, THEN, IF HE IS UNABLE
TO COMPREHEND ITS WORKINGS.  I IMAGINE LDOS HAS IMPROVED
ITS DOCUMENTATION SINCE THE WEST COAT COMPUTER FAIRE, BUT
ITS BOOK WAS RATHER SAD LOOKING IN APRIL OF 1981.  DOSPLUS,
A FINE BUT LIMITED SYSTEM, HAD PITIFUL DOCUMENTATION
FOR ITS FIRST RELEASE WHICH IS ONLY NOW UP TO SNUFF.

-- More -- 
I CAN'T IMAGINE A "PROFESSIONAL" WHO COULD NOT UNDERSTAND
THE NEWDOS80 DOCUMENTATION.  I CANNOT IMAGINE A "PROFESSIONAL"
WHO WOULD NOT MAKE IT HIS BUSINESS TO MASTER THE NEWDOS BOOK.
UNLESS, OF COURSE, HE ONLY CARED ABOUT MOVING MANY COPIES
OF LDOS, AT, MORE MONEY THAN ANY OTHER DOS AROUND.  IT'S
A LITTLE LIKE APPLE SALESPEOPLE PUTTING DOWN THE MORE
IMPRESSIVE AND BETTER PRICED RS LINE, NO?

SECOND, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LDOS CODE AND THEN AT TRSDOS2.1
MARION, YOU MIGHT BE IN FOR A SHOCK AT BASIC HANDLING.
LDOS IS MUCH BIGGER THAN THE OLD TRSDOS AND DOES MUCH MORE
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THE OLD RC CODE THERE.  AND THE FILE
EOF'S HAVEN'T CHANGED OR IMPROVED.

SO...    NEWDOS80 ISN'T NECESSARILY  BETTER THAN LDOS,
OR DOSPLUS OR DUMMYDOS, OR WHATEVERDOS.  I JUST PREFER
PRACTICAL REASONS AGAINST THE OTHERS (AS I SEE IT).

LOOK, FOLKS, I DON'T WANNA STEP OUTSIDE AND SQUARE OFF,
BUT IT REPEAT, PATCHING MY KEYBOARD THRU MY MICROWAVE
ISN'T THE MARK OF A GOOD DOS.  bEING ABLE TO CONTROL DENSITY
IN COPY FORMATS (TRY TAHT LDOS ONCE YOU'VE BOOTED UP),
-- More -- 
AND A FEW OTHER TRICKS (JUST READ THE DOCUMENTATION)!!! MAKE
NEWDOS80 2.0 MY CHOICE.

WELL NOW AS I TOLD THIS WRITER IN PRIVATE I FELT THAT HE REALLY
WAS NOT GIVING LDOS 5.1.1 A CHANCE. NEVERTHELESS IF YOU HAVE ANY
OPINION ON THIS OR ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS ISSUE PLEASE WRITE.
THOSE OF YOU WHO GET THE NEWSFLASH SERVICE CHECK YOUR MAILBOX
FOR SOME CONFIDENTIAL INFO. WRITE TO BE ADDED TO THIS LIST.
REGARDS,
TCE915
EDITOR TRASHPOOP,
A THINK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PUBLICATION.
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    Table of Contents

 1  TRASHPOOP #1 4/20/81
 2  TRASHPOOP #2 4/29/81
 3  TRASHPOOP #3 5/20/81
 4  TRASHPOOP #4 5/23/81
 5  TRASHPOOP #5 6/24/81
 6  TRASHPOOP #6 7/10/81
 7  TRASHPOOP #7 8/15/81
 8  TRASHPOOP #8 9/07/81
 9  TRASHPOOP #9 9/11/81
10  TRASHPOOP #10 9/25/81
11  TRASHPOOP #11  10/16/81
12  TRASHPOOP #12  10/27/81
13  TRASHPOOP #13  11/02/81
14  TRASHPOOP #14  11/21/81
15  TRASHPOOP #15  12/05/81
16  TRASHPOOP #16  12/22/81
17  TRASHPOOP #17  12/30/81
18  TRASHPOOP #18  01/15/82
19  TRASHPOOP #19  01/20/82

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                     TRASHPOOP ED.18       01/15/82

THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FOLLOWING INFO MANDATES THIS SHORTER THAN
USUAL TRASHPOOP:

SINCE THE GENISIS OF TRASHPOOP I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THAT
WE WERE TO SEE TWO NEW COMPUTERS, AND ON JANUARY 19 WE SHALL
GET THE OFFICIAL POOP HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT.

1. THE 68000  COMPUTER 16 BIT (CHECK THE LAST FEW POOPS FOR
MORE DETAILS) WILL BE SHOWN. HARD AND FLOPPY VERSIONS, THE
DOS HAS BEEN I'M LED TO BELIEVE AND FEAR AN IN HOUSE EFFORT!

2. 6809E CHIP COLOUR LOOKS LIKE MODIII  RES SHOULD BE
-- More -- 128x64 WITH NINE COLOURS. THE GOLDEN HANDSHAKE HAS OCCURED
BETWEEN MOTOROLA AND TANDY CORP. IT SEEMS THAT WE SHALL SEE
CHIPS BEARING THE TANDY LOGO. THIS NEW MODEL SHOULD HAVE
MEMORY OPTIONS AS FOLLOWS: 16-32-48K INBOARD OR AN OPTIONAL
64K OUTBOARD. DOUBLE DENSITY UP TO FOUR DRIVES TWO INBOARD
TWO OUTBOARD. (FLOPPY) BASIC THOUGH ENHANCED SHALL BE FROM
MICROSOFT.

TOMORROW I SHOULD HAVE THE ACTUAL NAMES/MODEL FOR THE NEW
PRODUCT, THAT TRASHPOOP READERS HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR
OVER SIX MONTHS. SO LOOK OUT FOR THAT FLASH IT WILL
ONLY BE SENT TO NEWSFLASH SUBSCRIBERS. I YOU WISH TO
RECIEVE THIS FREE LET ME KNOW. FINALLY THESE COMPUTERS
ARE IN THE WAREHOUSE READY FOR SHIPMENT SO THERE SHOULD
NOT BE ANY LENGTHY DELAY TILL YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM.
I AM LED TO BELIEVE THAT OVER 10,000 UNITS OF EACH
ARE AWAITING YOUR ORDER....
IF YOU FIND ANY POOP LET ME KNOW.
REGARDS,
TCE915
EDITOR TRASHPOOP,
A THINK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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TRASHPOOP - A NEWSLETTER.

    Table of Contents

 1  TRASHPOOP #1 4/20/81
 2  TRASHPOOP #2 4/29/81
 3  TRASHPOOP #3 5/20/81
 4  TRASHPOOP #4 5/23/81
 5  TRASHPOOP #5 6/24/81
 6  TRASHPOOP #6 7/10/81
 7  TRASHPOOP #7 8/15/81
 8  TRASHPOOP #8 9/07/81
 9  TRASHPOOP #9 9/11/81
10  TRASHPOOP #10 9/25/81
11  TRASHPOOP #11  10/16/81
12  TRASHPOOP #12  10/27/81
13  TRASHPOOP #13  11/02/81
14  TRASHPOOP #14  11/21/81
15  TRASHPOOP #15  12/05/81
16  TRASHPOOP #16  12/22/81
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