eBay Finds (was: Ebay Posts was...)

From: Hans B Pufal <hansp_at_digiweb.com>
Date: Thu Jan 21 22:44:03 1999

Sam Ismail wrote:
>
> On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Uncle Roger wrote:
>
> > For $5 and shipping, I got (on eBay!) a Sharp PC-5000 laptop. No biggie
> > you think? Well, for starters, from what I can tell, it beats the Gavilan
> > out for second place in the Clamshell laptop race (GRiD Compass was first).
> >
> > On top of that, it beats the Gavilan for: removeable program/data
> > cartridges (uses Bubble Memory carts) clamshell with a built-in portable
> > printer, and something else I forget at the moment.
>
> Are you sure this isn't just a re-branded Gavilan? Sounds an awful lot
> alike.

No way, Gavilan machines were never sold under any other name (or under
the Gavilan name for that matter ;-) I know, I was there!

Regards,

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