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Re: [ECS] RE: ECS Primer Carl Keyes Sat, 03 Oct 1998 16:32:54 +0000

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David,

Old machines these days are 100mhz Pentiums.
Why even bother with DOS.

Carl


David Rabin wrote:
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> i agree.
> if i started with ecs i would go dos as i still believe in the old ecs
> maxim of a computer dedicataed to home automation which would mean (for
> many people) an old machine that may not run win 95.i use a pentium for the
> family computer but i use a 486 with 8 meg ram for the ham radio computer
> and that is what i would use for automation.
> ecs needs to get NEW people into using ecs and that means people who dont
> want to spend 500-2000 for the computer and 200 for ecs and then hardware
> interfaces to see what it does and if they like it !
> i would also want local phone control !
> 
> david

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