Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!sce!spock!mcneild From: mcneild@spock (Doug McNeil) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: Unix laptops Message-ID: <1874@mcneild> Date: 17 Jan 90 15:11:23 GMT References: Reply-To: mcneild@mcneild (Doug McNeil) Distribution: comp Organization: Mitel. Kanata (Ontario). Canada. Lines: 24 In article dwf@hope.lanl.gov (David W. Forslund) writes: > >I've heard a rumor that the new Toshiba Laptop Sparcstation has been >announced at around $7K. Can anyone confirm the rumor and/or give >specs? > I've seen the Toshiba 8500 Sparcstation laptop at a local Unix show recently. The people working the booth didn't know that much about and I didn't get a spec sheet (I don't think I'm in the market), but from what I have gleamed its a 12MIPS system with a plasma display resolution of 640X480 (VGA). I believe it can handle 1024X768 on an external monitor. The system I saw had a 100MB HD and there is room for another drive. The package looks identical to the 5000 series. The prices for this system was around $11000(CDN), if memory serves. There was some confusion as to weither it had 4MB or 8MB, I suppect the latter for the price. So $7000-$8000(US) sounds in the ballpark. I think I'll wait for the Tatung Sparcstation which my local dealer promices for under $8000(CDN) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> "Smokin" Doug McNeil | uunet!mitel!spock!mcneild Mitel Corporation, Kanata, Ontario | (613)592-2122 "Got any dragons you need slain?" RAH |