Poll: Best *monochrome* laptop display

From: Doug Salot <doug_at_blinkenlights.com>
Date: Sat Apr 8 05:06:12 2000

On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Derek Peschel wrote:

> Is the 2000 a "luggable" like the other Kaypros? If it is, and if we're
> counting "luggables", then wouldn't the Osbore's 5" display be worse?

No, the 2000 was an MS-DOS laptop circa 1985 (way back when "2000" meant
"the future"). It had a cool looking aluminum case (sort of the Chevy Vega
of portables).

The Osborne's 5" display was *much* more readable than the early large
LCD's. But if you want a cool luggable, go back 10 years before the
Osborne: the 1972 HP 9830 with dot-matrix LED display.

BTW, Derek, did you ever get your GRiDPad to work?

-- Doug
Received on Sat Apr 08 2000 - 05:06:12 BST