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From: cs441219@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs441219)
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Subject: Re: POQET PC
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Date: 8 Dec 90 00:25:40 GMT
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Comments on the Poqet PC:

Pros:

1. Runs on standard AA batteries.
2. Independent tests indicate at least 40 hours of hard use with batteries.
   Company claims up to 100 hours.  All other portables get only around 3 hours
3. It is the smallest portable IBM PC compatible computer (8.75"x4.25"x1").
   It weighs sleightly over a pound.

Cons:
1. No hard drive or internal floppy drive. (But what do you expect with
   something this small?) (It comes with PqLink to transfer files to and
   from other PCs).
2. Low memory (512K RAM, 21K RAM drive, slots for up to 2 512K RAM cards)
3. Small screen. (CGA compatible, monochrome, non-backlit)


Other notes:

List price: $1,995 without extra cards.
Features: 7-MHz 80C88 CPU
          1 serial port
          optional external floppy drive and ROM cards (WordPerfect, etc.)


Opinion: I'd buy it right now if I had $2,000 to spare.  To me, battery life
         makes a portable computer truly portable, and this one beats the
         other portables hands-down in this aspect.  I hope they come out
         with a Poqet PC II soon with more memory and at least EGA graphics
         and larger RAM disks.  I'd probably buy the improved version I
         envisioned even if it cost as much as a full PC system.
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| Sang J. Moon                                          |
| Disclaimer: These ideas are mine unless they are not. |
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