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From: brian@motcsd.csd.mot.com (Brian Smithson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: NEC UltraLite
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Date: 11 Mar 91 16:46:02 GMT
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I have a few questions about the Ultralite as well:

1. "How compatible is it?"  In particular, is the display some kind of
   recognized adaptor (e.g. CGA, EGA, etc) and if so, which?  How about
   the serial port -- is it the same as COM1 on everyone else's box?
   How about the V30?  I've never used any of the Vx0 chips -- any
   gotcha's about them versus the corresponding 80X86 chips?

2. What happens to the ramdisk if the battery expires when the unit is
   running?  How about if the unit is powered off?  How about if the
   battery pack is swapped without an active AC power connection?
   Does the ramdisk lose it's tiny little mind, or is it kept alive
   by the clock/calendar battery?  What kind of warning is given about
   battery condition?

3. About those ROM card applications: do they include a normal disked
   version of the product, so like if I bought 1-2-3 I could run it
   on the Ultralite in ROM and on some other box on disk?  If not,
   are the ROM applications accessible as normal DOS files, and are
   they the same programs as the corresponding disked versions?
   A related question: do the ROM applications actually execute from
   ROM or are they loaded into memory and executed there?

4. How is the keyboard feel?  Although it is "full sized", I imagine
   that the "full size" is only in two dimensions.  How about the
   key travel?  Do they have an (annoying) mechanical keyclick to
   compensate for short travel or anything like that?

Please reply or post soon -- I'm in the mood to go shopping... :-)

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-Brian Smithson
 Motorola Inc., Computer Group, Commercial Systems Division
 10700 N. De Anza Boulevard, Cupertino, CA 95014 USA, (408)366-4104
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