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Aucbvax.1626 fa.apollo utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!Weinstock@SRI-KL Thu Jun 11 12:19:07 1981 Re: Another Xerox workstation. The 820 (or Worm) is a 64k Z80 based machine that (at 3k) has a keyboard, display, two mini-floppies, and can run either CP/M or a Xerox hacked over Wordstar (this from the local representative). The only current Ethernet capability is through a RS232 interface (which means that an Apple or a Osborne has the same capability). Xerox will have some sort of a real Ethernet available eventually. According the the San Jose News of last night, the 820 has no graphics capability. The main thing this @i[appears] to have going for it is the Xerox name--many companies would rather deal with a Xerox or an IBM than an Apple or a Radio Shack or a ...

The above is based on information gleaned from talking to various Xerox people and is no doubt incomplete. I imagine there are Xeroxers on this mailing list. Perhaps they can fill us in more. -------

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