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From: sip1@quads.uchicago.edu (timothy francis sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Zenith MiniSport (Original) Owners
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Date: 6 Nov 90 16:21:27 GMT
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In article <1990Nov6.014250.16840@uncecs.edu> mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) writes:
>
>Damark (800 729 9000) is selling the Zenith MiniSport for $999.99, with
>10 2" MiniDiskettes, plus the 3 1/2" external drive. 1200 Baud internal
>modem is $99.99 and carrying case is $39.99.
>
>Is this a good buy. How easy is the machine to use. How is the keyboard?
>Is DOS in ROM? How easy is it to read the screen when it is full of
>text.

I didn't know Damark was selling the machine.  Interesting.  I wonder if
they sell accessories separately.

I don't think it's a particularly good buy, but it's an OK price if they're
selling the 2MB model.  The machine is quite light, has a nice keyboard,
has DOS in ROM (and you put CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT on the RAM disk),
and can go longer than average on a charge.  The screen isn't the best out
there today but I find it quite usable.  The 2 inch disks are -- er --
interesting.  (They're easier to carry around, too.)  Fastwire LX is
in ROM, and you can upload it easily enough to any machine with a COM port
running DOS.

T.F.S.
Timothy F. Sipples		sip1@quads.uchicago.edu