> Nice. Are they the newer "PE-3" models? If so, you can use a parasitic
> power cable that taps into the keyboard jack. AFAIK, the PE-2 will draw
> too much current for some boards to supply.
>
> > > The laptop is DOS only -- does it work in DOS mode? Does it come with
> > > TCP/IP support?
> >
> > IIRC, if you've got the right software these should work under DOS, they're
> > definitly of the correct era. The problem is coming up with a copy of
> > something like PC/TCP.
>
> I have a Zenith laptop (with the blue/grey screen and the double pop-up
> 720K 3.5" floppies) attached to my PE-3. I use a packet driver and Kermit.
> Mostly, this thing gets used as portable terminal, but on all of my 8-bit
> DOS hardware (including my old device burner box), Kermit for DOS has a TCP
> stack, and lets me move files and establish terminal sessions.
Hmm. I'll have to see if the Mac version can act as a server so I can
connect from one to the other (I'm stuck on a PC at work a/t/m).
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