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MacWeek has a picture of the new kit that allows you to build your own
"laptop."  Actually it's called a modular portable. It looks like one of
those standing billboards you see outside smalltown restaurants or one
of the road construction warnings with the yellow light on top.

The screen display looks yellow; I think something is displayed but it
didn't come out in the photo. You supply the logic board, a diskette drive,
and other items to build the 12 by 14 by 3-inch unit, then attach your 
keyboard and mouse.

They supply a super-twist, back-lit LCD display monitor with a resolution
of 640 by 400 pixels at 72 dpi. It also provides a video interface, 
rechargeable battery pack and AC/DC adapter, 2400-bps modem, connector
port for an overhead projector plate and carrying case.

The logic board can be from any compact Mac and the diskette can be any of
the three types. All standard Mac ports as well as the SE expansion
slot will be available.

The unit is 12 pounds and you can get an optional 40-Mbyte internal hard
disk. They say a battery charge will last up to four hours with a low-
power hard disk.

The kit is supposed to be out by the end of the month. It is built by 

NexSys
296 Elizabeth St
New York, N.Y. 10012
(212) 995-2224

My first concern would be whether the carrying case provides space for the
keyboard and mouse. Otherwise it seems easier to carry it around in the
old (though heavier) format where everything fits in one bag.

Oh, by the way, list price for the kit is $1,595.

Shirley Kehr