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From: sc963413@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (Steve Chaffee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: advice-epson equity lt laptops
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Date: 1 Dec 90 01:57:04 GMT
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Reply-To: sc963413@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (Steve Chaffee)
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Epson equity LT laptops are flooding the market at about
$500.  They're v30  Dos machines, 2 3.5" drives, don't
seem too heavy (7-8 lbs?), supertwist screen, 640k, 
serial and parallel ports, etc.  Prices for Epson's
upgrades (internal HD, Modems) are outrageous, but I
don't need anything I can't run off the ports. I plan
90 percent of its use as a dumb terminal, word-processor,
and for quick uploads/downloads with our nifty network
here (when its up). Probably occasional quick and dirty
c, c++, (smalltalk!! pant pant) hacking, too.

Question, does anyone know if this is a decent machine, 
i.e, how delicate is it, how bad relative to toshiba 
T1000s, Tandys, Necs, and other similar types. I'm a
grad student, if money were abundant, I'd be pursuing 
my true calling in life as a professional windsurfer.
But since this is a reasonable facsimile of reality, 
I'm stuck watching the lakes freeze and a cheap
computer is a must.

Any comments, Pro, Con, Obnoxious would be appreciated.
Sorry if I'm beating a dead horse, I'm new here.

Thanks!

Steve C



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