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- From: sasdhb@lizard.unx.sas.com (Doug Brann)
- Subject: Re: PS/1 and PS/2
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 19:18:12 GMT
- References: <Bx696F.KF0@news.udel.edu> <Nov12.071842.77532@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> <BxpvqA.214@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Nov14.181355.28534@utkux1.utk.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov14.181355.28534@utkux1.utk.edu>, harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp) writes:
- >In article <BxpvqA.214@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) writes:
- >>In article <Nov12.071842.77532@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> duhita@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Hendi Riyanto) writes:
- >>
- >>>I was wondering if someone there knows the different between IBM PS/1
- >>>and PS/2.
- >>
- >>Yes. Its pretty major.
- >>
- >
- >I was under the impression that the PS/1 systems were just PS/2 systems
- >without much in the way of support from IBM. I was pretty sure that I saw
- >PS/1s ranging from 286 to full-blown 486s. The PS/1s can be found at
- >places like Sears.
-
- PS/1's if anything offer more support and service than PS/2's. They are
- directed towards the home user and are designed to be very user friendly.
- They generally have less room for expansion and do not have the newer
- and fastest processors in them. (ie. 486DX2's) IBM offers direct
- support lines and and online help through Prodigy strictly for the PS/1
- line. They are also very competetivly priced. There is also a new line
- called the ValuePoint Systems that are cheaper versions of the PS/2's
- and have an ISA bus versus MCA.
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