Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncrwic!encad!enint!hburford From: hburford@enint.Wichita.NCR.COM (Harry Burford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: Poqet PC Message-ID: <612@enint.Wichita.NCR.COM> Date: 6 Jul 90 13:39:46 GMT References: <7741@pbhyf.PacBell.COM> Organization: NCR Corporation, Wichita, KS Lines: 47 lfog@PacBell.COM (Lee Fogel) writes: >Does anyone have any information/experience with a new >*truly* portable laptop called the Poqet PC? It looks like >the next step in portable PC's. Here's a quote from the >broshure: *** text deleted *** >I was quoted a price of $2000. Has anyone actually seen one? >Lee Yes, I saw one at Spring COMDEX and also at PC/EXPO. They had a booth set up where you could go up and actually touch one. Call 800-624-8999 X-1590 and they will tell you where you can get them. My local dealer is in Joplin, MO. They indicated that they would sell me a unit at $1635 (less for 5+ qtys) with about 4 to 5 day delivery. I saw the 3.5" 1.4Meg flex drive at the shows, too. It runs 5 hours on 4-AA batteries. The dealer said that it hasn't been released yet and they were not able to get them. There has also been some talk in the magazines about Fujitsu starting to Mfg. the Poqet. With more efficient mfg., then I would expect prices to drop. 1. The display is very readable, but I wouldn't want to read it for very long. Very flat aspect ratio. Not 1:1. 2. Keyboard is small but usable. I saw most folks at the show using their 2 index fingers to type on it. I could do a slow touch type. 3. I would wait for the disk drive to be REALLY available in order to avoid the 'Zenith Syndrome'. If you remember, Zenith abandoned all support for their Z-181 as they changed direction on their products. 4. I wouldn't expect that other 'palm top' manufacturers are going to sit around and wait. Atari surely must have something in the works to replace their DOS 2.11 portable. I expect to see some competition eventually (Sharp and Casio, too) I'd sure like to read some user reports. Anyone got one yet? -- Harry Burford - NCR Peripheral Products Division, Printer Products PHONE:316-636-8016 TELEX:417-465 FAX:316-636-8889 CALL:KA0TTY SLOWNET:3718 N. Rock Road, Wichita KS C-$erve:76226,2760 Cherokee N7476R SS: 9.5 Harry.Burford@Wichita.NCR.COM