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From: ignatz@chinet.chi.il.us (Dave Ihnat)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: The Ultimate Laptop?
Summary: But can anyone afford it?
Keywords: GRID, cost
Message-ID: <1990Jan13.065840.10671@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 13 Jan 90 06:58:40 GMT
References: <15546@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Sender: Dave Ihnat
Reply-To: ignatz@chinet.chi.il.us (Dave Ihnat)
Organization: Chinet - Chicago Public Access UNIX
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In article <15546@boulder.Colorado.EDU> fozzard@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Richard Fozzard) writes:
>
>The GrIDPad that I asked about in the previous message seems to be just
>the first real product that aims at the DynaBook/Tablet (Alan Kay/Stephen
>Wolfram) dream PC of the 90's - a portable machine for everyone with a
>paper-like interface.

But I ask--and, I'll affirm right now, I don't know--is it reasonably priced?
Simply put, GRID is too damn expensive.  Cadillacs may have their place in
the auto world, but the GRID machines have traditionally been just too costly
to recommend to clients looking for other than a status symbol box...