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From: flowers@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Datavue experince (?)
Message-ID: <2208@curly.ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 19-Oct-86 22:05:08 EDT
Article-I.D.: curly.2208
Posted: Sun Oct 19 22:05:08 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 21-Oct-86 23:03:59 EDT
Reply-To: flowers@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU (Margot Flowers)
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
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Does anyone have any experience with the Datavue portable PC
compatible, good or bad, to post?  (The company is at 404-564-5668 if
you want to find a local dealer).

This machine is roughly the same size, shape, and price scale as the
Zenith 171, with the following nice features:

       - very bright tiltable display (actually, three display options)

       - wireless detached keyboard (wire available in case
       of interference)

       - can increase memory up to 1.2.  Supposedly what you can do
       with the memory above 640 is logically configure it as a device
       such as disk or printer and use it that way.

       - can get with 2 3-1/2 floppies, or one 3-1/2 floppy and one 20
       meg hard disk (or if you really want one 5-1/4 floppy).  Can
       add on a 5-1/4 floppy to the back making it a little bigger).

       - runs ms-dos 2.1.  The store claims they've booted it with
       more recent version with no problem.

It sounds like a nice machine for someone who needs a battery operated
portable.  Are there any users out there with actual experience who
can comment on things like reliability, pc compatibility, etc.?
Specific questions I have include:
       
       - has anyone tried TI's PC-Scheme?  Any of the TeX's?

       - with the 20 meg hard disk, does it run Xenix?

       - is the extra memory really usable?

       - if you've tried other portables (Z-171, Z-181, ibm pc
       convertible, toshiba 1100, etc.) how does it compare in overall
       feel, reliability,  and satisfaction, etc.?

thanks for any info....

Margot Flowers
Flowers@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU [or Flowers@UCLA-CS for old host tables]
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