Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!decwrl!limbo!taylor
From: taylor@limbo.Intuitive.Com (Dave Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Toshiba Laptop Sparc / Sony laptop
Message-ID: <943@limbo.Intuitive.Com>
Date: 3 Jul 90 16:29:20 GMT
References: <1163@s5.Morgan.COM>
Reply-To: taylor@limbo.Intuitive.Com (Dave Taylor)
Organization: Intuitive Systems, Mountain View, CA: +1 (415) 966-1151
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Hey Jordan!  I've played around with the Toshiba SPARC laptop, and
it does indeed run straight SunOS.  In fact, when I talked to the 
engineers from Toshiba about some ideas for custom device drivers
(like a keyboard equivalent for mouse motion for those times you
don't want to hook the mouse up) they gave me a really weird look
and said that they had done *nothing* to SunOS to make it work.
Generally, though, the Toshiba SPARC laptop is an incredible machine,
a real state-of-the-art in laptop technology (though at 17+ pounds
you need a pretty tough lap!)  The display, for example, had the
lowest persistance LCD I've ever seen...

I dunno about the Sony; it's quite possible that is only available
in Japan.  You might call Sony Computers marketing and ask them.
Good luck.
						-- Dave Taylor
Intuitive Systems
Mountain View, California

taylor@limbo.intuitive.com    or   {uunet!}{decwrl,apple}!limbo!taylor