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FOR SALE: Seiko digital quartz watch/portable computer

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From: Elsa Campuzano
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1988 17:54
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A friend of mine has a NEW (never used) watch/portable computer for sale:

The watch mounts onto the computer keyboard to become the display screen.

The computer has the following features:
  -  the watch hooks on to it to become the display screen
  -  10 function keys
  -  standard alphanumeric characters +
     greek symbols +
     some 'graphics' characters
  -  Programmable in Microsoft 8K Basic (which is an expanded version of
        Basic 80)
  -  integrated printer


The watch has the following features:
  -  Time and calendar
  -  alarm :  can be preset at a different time for each day
  -  stopwatch
       -  hrs, min, sec, & 1/100 of a second are displayed
       -  both split time and elapsed time are displayed
  -  calculator (when mounted on the keyboard)
  -  Two 1000-character memories  (useful for storing memos, phone numbers,
	 programs,...)

Price is ~$300, but negotiable
If interested, call       Michel  538-9047
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From: elsa@dgp.toronto.edu (Elsa Campuzano)
Subject: FOR SALE: Seiko digital quartz watch/portable computer
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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 88 12:54:19 EST