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From: chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re:  Amiga portable
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Date: 1 Jun 91 22:45:03 GMT
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clemon@lemsys.UUCP (Craig Lemon) writes:
>        I not disagreeing that the portable market may be a limited one,
>but remember : nobody said the video port would not be present on the
>portable.  All of the notable PC portables a VGA (some SVGA) video with 15
>pin connectors on the side for a real monitor at home, along with printer
>ports, serial ports (or built in modems) and power connections for using at
>home.  Why limit the Amiga portable to LCD - there's no need.

Well, I don't think an LCD would really be all that bad.  consider that the
Atari Lynx, and the new Sega Game Gear both use color LCD's for Game play,
which is some of the most demanding usage of a display, why would the Amiga's
be worse than that?

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