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From: walk@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Walk)
Subject: Zenith Supersport for sale
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1991 17:13:12 GMT
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	This computer is in perfect condition and the only reason that
I'm selling it is because I need the money for a desktop 386SX.

80C88  4.77/8Mhz
640K ram, expandable to 1.64MB
Supertwist backlit display, 640x200 CGA compatible
	16 shades of blue, pallete adjustable from keyboard.
large 10.5" diagonal screen w/ correct screen proportions
	(a circle looks like a circle)
1 serial, 1 parallel, ext. CRT, ext. 5 1/4 floppy, and ext. keypad ports
2 720K disk drives, optional 20MB hard drive (if you can find one).
easy to access contrast and brightness controls.
78 key keyboard w/ inbedded keypad, full size keys, spacing, and 
	travel distance for keys.
battery life of 3.1 hours; battery has had very little use.
weight ~12 lbs. + battery
includes MS DOS 3.3
80C87 8Mhz included (~$120)
internal 2400 baud modem included (~$150 option)

Minuses:
	no hard drive
	8088 instead of a '286 or '386SX
	fairly heavy
	CGA instead of VGA

Pluses:
	Very large screen w/ very easy to read characters under
		practically any lighting conditions
		(with the combination of a 10.5" diagonal screen and a well
		formed character set, text is easier to read on this screen
		than on a VGA portable screen; graphics, of course, are
		not as good).
	keyboard has full size keys, travel distance, and spacing;
		it has a better feel than most desktop keyboards.
	internal 2400 baud modem.

Best for:
	People who already own a desktop computer, but need a computer for
		word processing and modem use away from home.

Compared to Minisport:
	Minisport			Supersport
	1 2" floppy drive		2 3.5" drives
	1 MB w/constant mem.		640K
	2 MB max. +$300			1.64 MB max. +~$150
	~6.5 lbs.			~12 lbs.
	squashed screen			10.5" diagonal
	squashed keyboard		full sized keyboard
	1200bps modem +$50
	2400bps modem +150		2400bps modem included
	$399/ $699 w/ 2MB (needed)	$650


	$650 COD ($150 + shipping off original asking price) 
(note:  I'll include many shareware programs w/ the computer if you want.)

Contact:
	Todd Walk
	703 S. Wall Apt. 12
	Carbondale, IL 62901
	(618)-457-5630		(call after 2:00pm)
	walk@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu