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From: andrew@frip.WV.TEK.COM (Andrew Klossner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: 486 laptop
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Date: 7 Jun 91 19:52:52 GMT
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Zenith Data Systems makes the SupersPort 486.  The brochure says it
weights 10.8 lbs without battery, and measures 12.13" x 12.75" x 3.1"
without battery.  The battery is an additional 4.2 pounds -- no size
stated.

25 MHz, 4MB RAM expandable to 16MB, 3.5" floppy and 120MB hard disk,
one serial/one parallel/one VGA video/one mouse port (I think --
there's a typo here in the brochure)/one external FDD port.  The
keyboard detaches, and a docking station is available.  10.7" screen,
film-type supertwist, CCFL, edgelit LCD.  VGA in 64 grey levels (but
I'll bet you can't perceive them!)  Two internal proprietary slots for
modem and memory.  (But memory option sizes are 4MB and 8MB, so you'd
need to fill both slots to get 16MB, losing the modem.)  You can get it
with a 20MHz 486SX for less money.

It's got the Isopoint mouse-substitute in the keyboard.

I'll bet it costs an arm and a leg.

(Disclaimer: I was once a ZDS employee, but no longer have any
financial interest in the company.)

  -=- Andrew Klossner  (andrew@frip.wv.tek.com)
                       (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)