Poll: Best *monochrome* laptop display

From: Craig Smith <ip500_at_roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sat Apr 8 10:12:43 2000

You must have arms like King Kong to describe the HP 9830 as even
remotely "luggable"---even with out its printer on top that thing is a
moose. Not quite 2 men and a boy to lift it but pretty close. I always
figured HP must have priced their stuff by the pound in those days!
        Craig

Doug Salot wrote:
>
> 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 - 10:12:43 BST