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From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (CNEWS MUST DIE!)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Where's the successor to Cambridge Z88?
Message-ID: <o07s39w164w@mantis.co.uk>
Date: 31 May 91 11:32:59 GMT
References: <1991May30.134639.586@mandata@uunet.uu.net>
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.
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jscott@mandata@uunet.uu.net (Jeff Scott) writes:
> The Z88 is a really great machine for a certain narrow domain
> of use. Does anyone know of any plans for the 'next Z88?'

You could look at the Psion MC-series machines. They're very lightweight,
with a full-size keyboard, GUI with touchpad control, Microsoft/Lotus
standard memory cards, and a larger screen than the Z88. Batteries last a
long time, too.

I gather that they'll run Organiser software written in OPL, and that they
have their own extended version of OPL for application programming.


mathew