VAXmate for Windows

[Jeffrey Armstrong]

> VAXmate was a 286 clone, I forget if it was 100% pc or off by a little
> from the PC AT.

I used to have a VAXmate when it was actually in production, but it was 
just our home computer.  It was 100% AT compatible, and ran just about 
everything fine

DEC did skimp, however, on the graphics.  It did not fully implement CGA. 
I beleive it would only display 8 monochrome shades, while CGA implemented 
a full 16 shades.  While it was compatible with all CGA software, the 
display sometimes left something to be desired.

The ridiculous form factor left something to be desired as well.  I've 
never liked all-in-one designs.  And the VAXmate's plastics and 
construction could best be described as "cheap."  I think the idiotic door 
hiding the disk drive broke off after about a month of use.


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