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From: pete@octopus.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Laptop machine of interest
Message-ID: <209@octopus.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-Jul-86 11:57:05 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 15 11:57:05 1986
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Reply-To: pete@octopus.UUCP (Pete Holzmann)
Organization: Octopus Enterprises, Cupertino, CA
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Summary: Check out new Toshiba T1100+

In article <897@hoptoad.uucp> gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) writes:
>This message is being typed on a Kaypro 2000, which is a laptop PC clone
>....  This one had
>the best screen by far.  (We could not see the Toshiba; the one
>store that had it had *sold their demonstrator* and would be glad
>to order us a machine but could not let us see the screen ahead of time.
>We said no thanks.)
>

The new Toshiba T1100+ seems to be the newest 'best' laptop in this price
range. I may be biased, since we now sell them, but we're doing it as a result
of requests from consulting clients (we evaluated a big pile of laptops!)

What's good about the new Toshiba?
	- Screen folds back all the way, which is nice in an airplane
	- 9 volt DC recharging. Cigarette lighter plug for a car/boat available.
	- comes with memory resident program that changes color-on-color
		display so you don't ever get black-on-black LCD problems
	- improved keyboard. Function keys and cursors are where they should
		be (cursors are inverted-T style, which I much prefer)
	- uses 8086 at 7.something MHz (has slow mode too)
	- 640K, 2 Floppies, Par & Ser ports, RGB & Composite ports, clock/cal,
		bundled Sidekick are all standard
	- 1 yr warranty. If you have trouble, call an 800 number. They send
		Fed Ex to pick up your machine, and they Fed Ex a replacement
		right away. (Extended warranty will be announced in ~ a week)
	- Completely PC XT compatible. Runs everything.
	- Options include internal 1200 baud modem, interface to a five slot
		PC-option-board chassis.

List price is $2400 now.  I can get good discounts. We've sold a bunch at $2K,
but our cost is falling, so I might be able to do better soon.

If you need more... Wait for new upgrades coming in ~ half a year on the 
Toshiba T3100: 80286, 8 MHz, 20+ MB disk drive, 2.6+ MB RAM, etc etc... Lots
of bucks, of course!
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