RE: NTLK abcnews.com article

From: bpearce@cloud9.net
Date: Thu Apr 20 2000 - 12:02:48 EDT


>The Tandy was a great machine, the keyboard felt great, it was easier
>than you could imagine to use, and I still use certain communication
>tools from the Tandy with my Newton (namely, Laptap and QuickPort).

I have a Tandy 200 (similar machine, but with a more familiar flip-up laptop lid and a larger
screen) that I used every so often through the years. I was lucky to be able to still find some
of the books and accessories at Radio Shack around the time I purchased it, in 1990.

>Oh, and it was designed by none other than Bill Gates. Curious tidbit,
>that.

Well, I believe the *software* was written by Gates. (It also includes Microsoft Basic,
built-in.) I've never seen anything that would lead me to believe that Microsoft worked on
the actual design of the device.

BRIAN/bpearce@cloud9.net
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