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From: kdale@BBNCC-EUR.arpa (Keith Dale)
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Subject: Re: NEC 8401ALS Laptop
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Date: Tue, 8-Jul-86 10:54:20 EDT
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I just got a Toshiba T1100 about 3 weeks ago and I'm  definitely  pleased  with
it.  In case you haven't read a review on it, it comes with 512K RAM, one 3 1/2
inch 720KB drive, 80x25 LCD, parallel printer port,  RGB  and  composite  video
outputs  (!!),  external  floppy drive port (for 5 1/4 or 3 1/2, but not both),
full size keyboard with raised dots on the "f" and "j" keys,  8  hour  battery,
AC/DC  adapter,  *nice*  carrying  case, 90 warranty, MS-DOS 2.11, well-written
manuals, and mine came with Ready!, an outline processor, from  Toshiba  itself
for free ($99.95 value).  

I  also got the 5 1/4 drive so that I could transfer my stuff to the 3 1/2 inch
format.  Which I did with no problems.  I copied Lotus 123, MS Jet and Managing
Your Money (went from three 5 1/4 disks to one 3 1/2 with the data files loaded
onto the ramdisk!) to the smaller format - I have  to  run  Copyiipc's  "nokey"
before they'll load, but that's what batch files are for.  As a matter of fact,
I haven't found anything that won't run on the T1100, and I've been trying!

By the way, if you ever come up with a program that just won't copy  to  3  1/2
inch  format,  you  can leave it in the external 5 1/4 drive, flick a switch on
the rear of the T1100 next to the ext. floppy port, and boot from the  external
drive!  That's convenient.

I  got  mine  from S 'n W Electronics & Appliances in Brooklyn (1-800-223-6779)
for $1350.  5 1/4 drive was $349. I ordered with a deposit on my MasterCard and
the balance C.O.D. and got it in ten days.  ("I've no connection with 'em other
than as a reasonably satisfied customer.")

Last note: I saw a mini-review for the new Bondwell 8.  It supposedly  has  all
of the above plus a serial port-300 baud modem-clock/calendar ($189 from S 'n W
for the T1100) and a backlit LCD (not available for the T1100).  It's retail is
$1595!  That's definitely worth looking into, also.

Hope this all helps!

Keith