Model 100 User Survey by Peter M Stanwyck 73117,2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- During late 1984 I conducted a survey of members of the M100SIG as to opinions on a variety of topics of interest. The results were never published so I have summarized the answers here for what interest it may have. 127 members responded to the survey which for the most part requested an A B C D F grade be given for a varitey of subjects. Keep in mind that the value of the results is limited to whatever relevence you attach to the 1984 answers of 127 people who decided to respond PROFILE OF THOSE RESPONDING (1) About 50% between age 30-40; 40% less than 30; 10% over 30 (2) 123 males; 4 females (3) 44 married; 83 single (4) 100 completed college, of which 42 have advanced degrees (5) Computer experience 17-Low; 71-Med; 38-High (6) Programming Experience 33-Noviced; 64-Intermediate; 30-Advanced GRADED ITEMS-- Number responding+Average Grade QUESTIONS RE: RADIO SHACK (1) Skill/Knowledge of staff 127 C (2) Helpfulness of Staff 127 C+/B- (3) Overall Product Quality 125 B (4) Service & Repair 82 C+/B- (5) Accurancy of Advertising 120 B (6) Software Support for M100 115 D (7) Hardware Support for M100 120 C (8) Pricing of Support Products 124 C (9) Overall Fairness to Customers 111 B- QUESTIONS RE: MODEL 100 (1) Value as all purpose computer 126 C+ (2) Value as portable computer 127 A (3) Documentation 126 B- (4) Price/benefit ratio 126 B+ (5) Use as business tool 119 B+ (6) Use as computer hobbiest tool 113 B (7) Use for games/diversion 100 C (8) tool for computer professional 88 B (9) Usefulness Modem/Telcom software 127 A- (10) Usefulness ADDRS software 122 C+ (11) Usefulness SCHDL software 115 C (12) Usefulness NUM key 112 C-/D+ (13) Usefulness of BARCODE 58 C (14) Usefulness of GRAPHICS characters 103 C (15) Usefulness SOUND generator 115 C+ (16) M100 Microsoft Basic 122 B+ (17) Text Editor capability 127 B (18) Print Formatting capability 123 C-/D+ QUESTIONS RE: COMPUSERVE (1) Price/Value ratio 125 B-/C+ (2) Written documentation 123 C-/D+ (3) Ease of use 127 C (4) EMAIL 109 C (5) Value other than M100 SIG 118 C+/B- (6) Value of M100 SIG 126 A (7) Value of SIG software 124 A- (8) Usefulness of SIG to non-hackers 112 B+ (9) On-line conference 62 C (10) SIG organization & managment 119 A-/B+ QUESTIONS RE: 3rd PARTY VENDOR SUPPORT (1) Amount of support 110 B- (2) Quality of support 92 B (3) Reliability of Support 88 B