OG / HP bashing

Chris Michael (cm@nt_server.rmsbus.com)
Mon, 19 Aug 1996 11:22:42 -0500

Seems like there's been a fair amount of unhappiness in this list lately
about what the OG isn't with some harsh words about HP thrown in. While
I certainly respect everyone's right to have an opinion, it feels to me
like people have purchased VW's and are upset because they're not
Porches. Both are fine cars--but they're at different price/performance
points.

I'm not an OmniGo hacker. While I'm impressed by what people have been
able to do with the OG, if I'd wanted a machine to run DOS on, I would
have bought one. Sure, I would have liked it if it had been twice the
performance and half the price, but I think it still represents an
excellent value. It keeps my appointments, phone lists, notes. I can
move stuff back and forth to various PC's without a lot of trouble. The
handwriting recognition is far superior to (at least the first version
of) the Newton--which is more than double the price. From my point of
view, it does just fine.

Your mileage may vary. :-)

Chris
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