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From: hardarso@currituck.cs.unc.edu (Kari Hardarson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Harddisk sizes in laptops
Message-ID: <2602@borg.cs.unc.edu>
Date: 26 Mar 91 15:48:53 GMT
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When I bought my Zeos 386 some months ago I posted an article saying
that I intended to sell my desktop and use the notebook exclusively
since their powers match desktops in every way. Here's a followup:

If you intend to use a laptop as your sole computer, maybe you should
stick around and wait for a 40meg harddrive. 20meg just don't cut it
anymore, unless you're willing to stick with the old versions of your
favourite software. Here's an example:

I tested the new Norton utilities version 5.0 the other day. FileFind,
a program that searches the entire disk for a given file, used to be
12-15k in size. It now supports mouse,help,the botswana GD-14 display
adapter  -  and is a whooping 150k in size. What started out as a nice
toolbox is now a bloated business package that takes 3 HD diskettes...

I'm not upgrading myself, but I can't help but feeling that my 20 meg
will be the limiting factor, even though the 386sx won't be.

Kari
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Kari Hardarson         |  Twas brillig and the slithy toves
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Chapel Hill, NC 27514  |  (Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll)