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From: nather@ut-sally.UUCP (Ed Nather)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Laptop/Portable with EGA or Hercules Display?
Message-ID: <7537@ut-sally.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 22-Mar-87 17:08:02 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 22 17:08:02 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 24-Mar-87 01:22:05 EST
References: <381@uhccux.UUCP> <104@ndcheg.UUCP>
Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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In article <104@ndcheg.UUCP>, evan@ndcheg.UUCP (Evan Bauman) writes:
> 
>      I was lucky enough to play around with the Toshiba 3100 laptop a few
> weeks ago.  This is an AT-compatible box with an internal 10MB hard
> disk and gas plasma display that works in EGA mode.  I'm not sure
> about the clock speed; probably around 8 MHz.  The only drawback is the
> high price.  The local retail store here wanted in excess of $4K.

We bought one via mail order, including an external 5-1/4" drive, for
$3100.  We had bids all the way to $4500, and picked the lowest.  I guess
it depends on how much the middleman takes as his share ...

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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