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From: mgm601@anu.oz.au (" Marcia G McPherson")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Peripherals for HP Portable Vectra CS
Keywords: Vectra
Message-ID: <1991May1.040823.24609@newshost.anu.edu.au>
Date: 1 May 91 04:08:23 GMT
Sender: mgm601@csc2.anu.edu.au	("M.G. McPherson")
Distribution: comp.sys.hp
Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
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My family has an HP Portable Vectra CS at home, which we have used for 2 years.
We run MS-DOS 3.2, MS Works v1.0, MS Word v5.0 and Turbo C v2.0. My eldest son
is now at the ANU, studying Computer Science, and would like to get a modem
so that he can work from home, instead of having to go in (25 km) to the Uni.
every time he wants to do an assignment.
We tried asking out local HP dealers, but they don't seem to know that the
Portable Vectra actually exists. The HP Headquarters don't seem very helpful 
either - maybe because they figure they won't get enough return. To make things
worse, I heard a rumour that the low end Vectras (CS, Portable CS and Portable
CS model 20) had been phased out. Does that mean that peripheral prices will
go up or down?
If anyone can help me, my son would be extremely grateful.

thanx in advance,

						M.G. McPherson

email:	mgm601@csc2.anu.edu.au