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From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton)
Newsgroups: net.info-terms
Subject: Re: portable-hunt
Message-ID: <1148@cbosgd.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 24-Mar-84 01:36:43 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 24 01:36:43 1984
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While we're on the subject of portable terminals, I'd like to hear
about any terminals that are portable (something like the TRS-100),
have a reasonable size screen (20x80 or better), have an RS232
port (no modem needed, but high speed desirable), and have some
provision for reading bar codes, mag stripes, or something else
one could put on a badge or armband.  Touch typing is not important,
as it would probably be held in the left arm and typed on with the
right hand by a non-touch-typist.  Even better than the RS232 port
would be some kind of cellular radio connection - all use would be
within one specially wired building.

This need not exist yet, we are talking potentially large quantities,
so an OEM situation applies.  What I would appreciate are pointers to
existing products that come close, and names of companies that could
design and make something like this.

Our list currently includes the following:

  Epson America, Inc.
  Gavilan Computer Corp.
  Grid Systems
  Hewlett Packard
  NEC Home Electronics
  MicroOffice Systems Technology
  Tandy Corp.
  Teleram Communications Corp.
  Sharp Electronics Corp.
  Convergent Technologies, Inc.
  Xerox Corp.

	Mark