Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!samsung!spool2.mu.edu!uunet!mcsun!unido!ira.uka.de!fauern!opal!tmpmbx!utopia!neon!thomas From: thomas@neon.in-berlin.de (Thomas Ziemer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: Bondwell B310 Laptop Message-ID: Date: 8 Jan 91 01:07:12 GMT References: <1168@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca> Organization: Neon Research Caboose, Berlin Lines: 51 skl@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (Samuel Lam) writes: Hello Samuel > Does anybody have any comments/opioions/observations on the > Bondwell B310 laptop? Yes, here it comes. > - 12MHz CMOS 80286 CPU with 0 wait state The landmark test (version 0.99 and 1.14) shows about 16 MHz but the real frequence is 12 MHz. That's true. > - 1Meg RAM (expandable to 2Meg) It's not easy to install the module to expand the laptop to 2 MB. You have to disconnect the whole case to remove the hard disk and floppy. Then you can put in the module (I have broken all my fingers while installing this damn thing... ;-) > - 40Meg 25ms Connor hard drive with 1:1 interleave controller My coretest version 2.8 shows a transfer rate of 702.9 KB per second. A good value I think... > - Removable rechargable NiCd battery pack The manual says that the laptop will run about one and a half hour with one battery pack. My experience is that this is not true. The duration is much lower than this (about 1 hour). Nevertheless I think the B310 is a nice small piece. Compatibility: On my machine there is one partition of DR DOS 5.0 and one of Xenix Sys V/286. Both operating systems run correct with no errors. > And its retail price around here is roughly equivalent to US$1450. Yes. The price here in germany is about 2100 DM. This is the same you said. Bye ... thomas -- __ _______________________________________________________________________ (00) N E O N Research Caboose, Berlin Computer Science Research \`\/ Thomas Ziemer, 1000 Berlin 20, Germany, Phone# (data): +49-30-361 89 95 "" Smart Addresses: thomas@neon.in-berlin.de, thomas@neon.mbx.sub.org