Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!brolga!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!marlin.jcu.edu.au!zlraa From: zlraa@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Ross Alford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: T1000LE -- Opinions on it? Message-ID: <1991Feb5.040125.11855@marlin.jcu.edu.au> Date: 5 Feb 91 04:01:25 GMT References: <1991Feb2.141946.2873@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au> Organization: James Cook University of North Queensland Lines: 28 In article portuesi@sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) writes: >>>>>> On 2 Feb 91 06:19:46 GMT, m_pitt@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au said: > >> the biggest problem with the T1000LE is the lack of an external >> monitor, thus invalidating it as main computer. > >> What a shame!! > >Why? If the T1000LE is anything like the SE or the XE, it has a >100-bin bus connector on the back. There are a few companies which >manufacture PC/XT (and I think even AT) compatible slots which connect >to that port. Buy one of those and a VGA card and away you go. > Not to mention the fact that the display is *so* good that unless you really need a colour screen, you don't need an external monitor anyway. I personally prefer a really high quality, contrasty, dark text/light background display like that of the T1000LE over the usual monitor display any day. Ross Alford zlraa@marlin.jcu.edu.au -- //DUXYZY01 JOB DU.D00.AA1234,ALFORD // EXEC PGM=IEBCOPY //OUT DD DSN=DU.E26.AC4672.Z11.ALFORD.OLDLIB, // DISP=(NEW,CATLG),SPACE=(TRK,(10,,10),RLSE),UNIT=DISK,VOL=SER=DUK333