;-) Francois Auradon head-scratched, yawned, then typed:
>>Shoot, it's not even a laptop. I've seen Pentium notebooks bulkier than a
>>M100. :)
>>-John Higginbotham-
>>-limbo.netpath.net-
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John, *all* pentium notebooks are bulkier than an M100 (under 4 pounds &
fits in a small briefcase) -- AAMAF, the only Pentium based system I've
seen that even comes close (and if it beats the M100 it's not by much) is
the Toshiba Liberetto (IIRC) which was P75 based, 8M RAM & either a 540 or
850 Meg H.D. (Don't remember which one.)
Otherwise, all of the Pentium books are the incredible hulk compared to an
M100/T102/T200.
>The firsts laptops used to have handle (I'm talking XT's and 286s) but I
>guess these were removed to make the machine smaller and lighter.
>By the way they are not laptops either; I always have to find a table to put
>them on so I can use them. If I put them on my lap I'm always afraid to drop
>them ;-)
>Francois Auradon.
>Visit the SANCTUARY at http://home.att.net/~francois.auradon
Francois,
The first laptops were the Epson HX-20 (IIRC -- or was it the PX-8???) and
the Radio Shack (Tandy) Model 100 following shortly thereafter... The HX-20
had a built-in microcassette tape deck, but the Model 100 had a much larger
screen. Unlike today's "laptops" (which personally I wouldn't want on mine)
both machines had "real" keyboards. (tho I love my T200's best -- real
cursor keys in a plus arrangement, not the chicklets in a row.)
See ya,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
--
Roger Merchberger | If at first you don't succeed,
Programmer, NorthernWay | nuclear warhead disarmament should *not*
zmerch_at_northernway.net | be your first career choice.
Received on Wed Jan 14 1998 - 00:52:10 GMT