Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!mercury.cair.du.edu!news From: bdahlen@zephyr.cair.du.edu (Robert L. Dahlen - U. of Denver USA=) Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds Subject: Re: Atari Portfolio (was Re: Casio Boss models) Message-ID: <1990Nov8.010106.3299@mercury.cair.du.edu> Date: 8 Nov 90 01:01:06 GMT References: <1990Nov5.144649.6488@cbnewsj.att.com> <1990Nov7.183653.19467@cbnewsj.att.com> Sender: news@mercury.cair.du.edu (netnews) Distribution: na Organization: University of Denver Lines: 23 I have a Portfolio, which I use infrequently but when I want it, it is just perfect. The keyboard is small, but usable and is a qwerty layout. Those other units with a ABCDE keyboard are nearly useless to me. I typically take it on the road with me or leave it in the car. This allows me to jot notes and memos and run the spreadsheet. Before I leave on a trip I download files I am using on my deskbound PC to the Portfolio (usually word perfect or lotus 123 files) and later I am able to add, delete, etc. When I get back, I upload. I wouldn't want to use it all the time, but I just got tired of carrying a laptop even if its only 7 pounds, (there's the damn batteries, charger, etc., etc., etc.) all over the world. I wish the speaker was louder, my only real complaint. Batteries are available anywhere, it has all of the tools I need and more. You can use a off-the- shelf pascal, c, basic, etc. compiler and write your own programs and it will run well behaved dos programs. Try that with these other units! I only wish someone would write a "tetris" game for it like they did for these HP calcs. :-) Bob -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Dahlen - Director, Information Systems & Technology University of Denver - Denver, Colorado 80208 (303) 871-4385 INET:bdahlen@du.edu BITNET:bdahlen@ducair UUCP:ncar!dunike!bdahlen