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In article <DAVIDL.89Apr27110204@intelob.intel.com> davidl@intelob.intel.com (David Levine) writes:
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>I use a NEC PC-8500 as the "portable terminal" for my Mac.  It is a

	Toshiba T-1000

>folding clamshell-type unit, about the size of a three-ring binder
>when closed.  Open, it has a full-size keyboard and a nice readable

	Mines about two inches deeper.

>(but not backlit) 24 x 80 character screen.  It has CP/M, WordStar,

	80x24 640x200 graphics, MS-DOS 2.11 in ROM

>CalcStar, Personal Filer, and a terminal emulator in ROM.  No disk

	Comes with SideKick (calculator,editor,phonebook,appointment calendar)

>drives; stores files in 32K of battery-backed RAM.  "What, no disk

	optional 768K non-volitile RAM disk

>drives!" you say?  But no disk drives means that it weighs only 9

	built-in 720K floppy disk drive (3.5 inch)

>(nine) pounds and runs for months on C-size flashlight batteries.  It

	6.4 (six point four) pounds

>should cost less than $1000 these days.

	$774.38 (+300 for the extra 768K)

>If, like me, you don't mind using WordStar, this makes an excellent

	any MS-DOS WP: Word Perfect, MS-Word

>"notebook computer."  I write up notes on the PC-8500 and then dump
>them to the Mac through the serial port at 19200 baud (XMODEM

	I dump files to floppy then read them on my main machine or
	transfer at 57K baud.

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The T-1000 is just one of many other laptops available.  I don't actually
advocate getting an MS-DOS machine, rather I advocate getting a cheap, flexible
laptop.  For those who want to, a serial mouse could be added. DesqView can
be used with or without a mouse to do windows and multitasking. MS-Windows
is a true graphics enviroment but that it too slow anything less than a fast
AT class machine.

		Sorry about mentioning MS-DOS :-).
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Tony Stieber	astieber@csd4.milw.wisc.edu
	Nancy Reagan on the Mac ][ buss: "Just say Nu!"