Aucbvax.2620
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utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!MILLER@MIT-AI
Tue Aug 11 09:35:50 1981
Diablo Models, Request for Info
From: Mark L. Miller <MILLER AT MIT-AI>
o The new model 630 (this may be the Xerox model #) -- the one with the
ability to use EITHER plastic OR metal wheels interchangeably -- is
out. It is currently only in RO form (no kbd). However, there are rumors
that it is unreliable. I have heard this both from an individual user
who has had problems with its touch-sensitive button pad (the controls are
similar to a McDonalds cash register), and from the service center of a
local vendor. Can anyone else confirm or deny this rumor?
o Our lab has a 1750, which uses metal wheels, and have found that they get
chewed up rather quickly. Hence we are leaning toward plastic wheel models
in the future, since they are much cheaper, appear to last nearly as long,
and (because they are cheaper) allow you to stock a larger library of
variety fonts. The "nearly as long" is based on crude information, e.g.,
individual usage at home (obviously not as demanding as lab use). Other
opinions on this tradeoff?
o I have decided to lease a 1640 (plastic wheels) for home use and spent a
fair amount of time trying to decide whether to get the "HyPlot" option.
I **THINK** the only "con" is additional cost (but for all I know it may
also, e.g., break some software or something...). The "pros" seem to be
ease/speed of creating vectors with a resolution of 1/120th inch per dot.
However, none of the reps could answer any of my questions about this.
Does anyone have any experience with this feature? Is it worth getting
given a need to occasionally mix simple graphics (e.g., block diagrams)
with letter-quality text?
Thanks, Mark
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