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In article <890509.17325439.078728@SFA.CP6> Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) writes:
>    One question that I do have, in spite of the ease of transport of
>the Portfolio, is really how practical the small-width keyboard is?  What
>also would be the advantage of the Portfolio over the Tandy Model 100?
>
>Larry Rymal <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>

In the May ST Informer:  "...a FUNNY QUOTE from an Atari employee about how
The small keys are not a problem since he 'hunts and pecks anyway' brought
a few frowns to the Atari booth."  And more about how the press are to deal
with the marketing dept. and not the now supposedly tight-lipped non-
adpersons.

Apparently Atari is aware of the small keyboard.  This does not seem to be a
serious bother to 'hunt and peck' bizzness execs, who will probably use
this thing as a notebook/datebook/calculator.  At 7.5" it's about the size
of a Filofax(tm) Organizer.  Maybe the little speaker can generate Touch-
Tones(tm).

I'd suggest to Atari (or anyone) to build a Writer's Notebook, with a full
size keyboard, at least 10 inches wide, with an 80 column screen (at 
least six lines should be fine).  It would fold over, like the Folio.
Plus, it would come with a simple word processor, and some way to get data
to the outside world (probably an RS232-C port).  No drive is necessary.
This Notebook would not be as compact as the Folio, but it would be easier
to use.  I looks to me like there's a built in market of writers, power
user execs, and touch typists :-> who would go ga-ga over this.



         John Kawakami              The 80's were old before they were new. 
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