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From: rush@mnementh.metaphor.com (Ed Rush)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Using a protable with a Mac
Keywords: Portables, Mac
Message-ID: <2105@metaphor.Metaphor.COM>
Date: 5 Mar 91 02:35:43 GMT
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Reply-To: rush@mnementh.metaphor.com (Ed Rush)
Organization: Metaphor Computer Systems, Mountain View, CA
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>>>What are the most common portable that do that and what is the
>>>common procedure (software as well as hardware) that lets the
>>>portable and the Mac exchange data?
>>...
>rather than spend lots of money on a DOS laptop, if you only
>want to "tap text" then pick up one of the Radio Shack "notebooks"
>We have the model 300, i believe it is, and it works pretty good.
>and it only cost 250 or 300. it has a built in comm program to upload/
>download files into Microphone or whatever Mac comm program you
>may want to use. The only problem is that it'll need a custom cable
>made to connect to your Mac.

I looked into the Radio Shack "notebook" but found that it is
limited to about 32KB RAM when you buy it and 128KB at maximum 
expansion.  At 4 to 5KB per printed page, that just wasn't
enough for me without a floppy or hard drive, and those add
too much bulk and weight.  I would like something with 256 or 
more KB that weighs a trifle.
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  Ed Rush, employed by but not speaking for
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