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From: mheyda@heyda.austin.ibm.com (Michael Heyda)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Tandon NB/386SX (was Dataworld laptop)
Keywords: dataworld tandon NB 386SX noteboook
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Date: 25 Apr 91 20:45:50 GMT
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> Subject: Re: Tandon NB/386SX (was Dataworld laptop)
> Keywords: dataworld tandon NB 386SX noteboook
> Date: 25 Apr 91 15:03:57 GMT
> Organization: University of Delaware

> 
> >About my only complaint is that the battery life is too short.  This
> >however should be helped when I replace the 4MB I have in it now (4 1MB
> >SIMMS -- 2 came with it and I have another 2 laying around but you can
> >get then for $55 a peice) with a 4MB SIMM.  .....
> 
> Do you know how much current the 1MB and 4 MB SIMM draw?  Can you
> simply substitute them?  I have not found spec of the SIMM yet
> and would appreciate your help.
> 
As far as I know the 4MB draws approximatley the same amount of power as
a 1MB SIMM.  You can simply substitute the SIMMs but cannot mix the 4MB
and 1MB SIMMs.

> >.......
> >then saw the Tandon.  Whats interesting about this is that Tandon sells
> >a 2 slot expansion box for $300 and Dataworld sells a 3 slot for $700
> >(thats one expensive slot --- $400!)  Tandon maintained that they made
> >their own machine .........
> 
> I believe the Tandon expansion is also 3 slots.  I will find it out
> when I get it.   They accepted my purchase order without question
> and data sheet they sent to me also says 3 slots.
> 
When you do get it I would be interested in a description of the connector
for the expansion box and a description of the major chips in the expansion
box (i.e. the maker of the motherboard of the exp. box and the name on the
major chips).  The connector on the back of the box is a long thin connector,
I can't recall how many contacts, but it looks like a 'D' and all the contacts
are on the inside of the 'D'.  I would like to know about this because I
want the expansion box but I'm not going to pay the $700 that Dataworld
wants. (anybody from Tandon out there who wants to draw some business
their way?)
Also, if you could tell me the part number of the expansion connector it
would be most appreciated (i.e. the port on the back of the laptop -- on
the Dataworld there is a part number on the door the opens, I would put
it up here now but I don't have the machine with me.)

			Any of the above, the part number on the connector
			would be best, would be greatly appreciated.

						Mike

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