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From: farris@marlin.NOSC.MIL (Russell H. Farris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: INFO ON SHARP PC-4501 LAPTOP
Keywords: pc-4501  880188
Message-ID: <1734@marlin.NOSC.MIL>
Date: 29 Mar 91 21:23:02 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
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        I just obtained a Sharp PC-4501 laptop.  It has an 80188
processor, which until today I had never heard of.  Can the 80188
be replaced by a NEC V20 or V30?  Does it use an 8-bit bus or a
16-bit bus?

        Is it still possible to buy Rom Disk or EMS boards for
this machine?  Can I use a 1.44 mb drive if I switch to DOS 3.3?
Thanks,


Russ Farris         (farris@marlin.nosc.mil)   (619) 553-4129