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From: hburford@enprt.Wichita.NCR.COM (Harry Burford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Poquet PC
Message-ID: <659@enprt.Wichita.NCR.COM>
Date: 8 Jun 90 01:19:11 GMT
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Organization: NCR Corporation, Wichita KS
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ldg@yoda.byu.edu writes:

>The Poquet PC sounded so interesting a few months ago, but I have not
>seen any more ads, any reviews, or any comments here since then. Has
>any reader of this newsgroup gotten one? Is the thing _real_?
>Lyle D. Gunderson N6KSZ | "Any technology without       | ldg@yoda.byu.edu
>350 CB/BYU              | some attendant risk of misuse | CIS: 73760,2354
>Provo UT 84602          | is probably trivial"          | GEnie: L.GUNDERSON

Yes, it is for real.   I looked at it at the fall COMDEX show and again
at the recent spring COMDEX.  Cute little critter.     I would like to
use one for a while before deciding on whether I like it or not.   The
only way to use the very small QWERTY keyboard is with the index finger 
of each hand.   Disk drives are really solid state memory modules that
plug in.  I like the pocket size and the 100 hours on 2 AA batteries.  
You can hook it up to a serial interface and use a built in communication
program to communicate with a desk top computer.   I think performance is
something like an XT.     Worth looking at if you wan't something 
small and easy to carry in your pocket .... Or 'Poquet' as it were  :-)
hb

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