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You might want to get an HP95LX and an external, portable modem.
All told, it would probable cost you $650...cheaper if you buy
used components.  And since the modem can be used on other systems,
that's a plus over a built-in modem.  The whole setup would still
be smaller than a traditional notebook.

That's one of the reasons I bought my HP95LX...to use as a terminal
when I'm on the road, without having to lug around some huge laptop.
And the calendar and phone book are a bonus!

---todd

In article <714881694@anthrax.cs.duke.edu> jwt@duke.cs.duke.edu (Jeffrey W. Tannehill) writes:
>
>	I am interested in getting a compact, cheap terminal. I have used a 
>Zeos laptop computer with builtin modem and it is almost perfect for my needs,
>however it is not mine to use regularly and it certainly has more than I need
>on it (the hard drive makes it heavy).  I have heard of an old Radio Shack
>computer (I believe the Tandy 102?) which had a 40x8 character LCD built into a
>one piece flat panel shaped box (no folding screen panel), and that might be 
>sufficient except that there is no modem built in.
>	The minimal-ideal terminal I am looking for might be:
>
>		LCD display at least 40x8 characters
>		small footprint, no larger than a Zeos Laptop
>		battery powered 
>		builtin modem at least 1200 baud
>		some terminal software to connect to a Unix machine
>		less than $500 price tag (new)
>
>Notice I didn't mention any OS or software or hard disk or floppy disk.  
>Currently, I don't care about any expandability, peripherals or growth 
>potential, as long as it will connect me to a Unix machine over a phone line.
>It can be a palmtop, but an internal modem must be an option.
>	Am I asking too much (or rather too little)? Is there a market for 
>portable notebook terminals that will fit in your brief case, but don't cost
>as much as the laptops that run DOS or Windows? Thanks for any info!
>
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