Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!linus!gatech!gt-eedsp!owen From: owen@gt-eedsp.UUCP (Owen Adair) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc,rec.ham-radio.packet Subject: Re: GRiD Compass laptop computers available... Message-ID: <104@gt-eedsp.UUCP> Date: Wed, 23-Sep-87 11:53:36 EDT Article-I.D.: gt-eedsp.104 Posted: Wed Sep 23 11:53:36 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Sep-87 04:46:30 EDT References: <1705@tekchips.TEK.COM> <638@hadron.UUCP> Reply-To: owen@gt-eedsp.UUCP (Owen Adair) Distribution: na Organization: School of Electrical Engineering, Ga. Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332 Lines: 40 Keywords: GRiD, laptop, used equipment Xref: mnetor comp.sys.misc:826 comp.sys.ibm.pc:8187 rec.ham-radio.packet:578 In article <638@hadron.UUCP> klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) writes: >In article <1705@tekchips.TEK.COM> jans@tekchips.TEK.COM (Jan Steinman) writes: >> >>Anybody besides me get in on this? We need a support group! Although I'm not >>experienced at this, I'll volunteer to put together a mailing list for these >>machines. >> > >Count me in! I got together a group of us and we bought several systems. >system w/o problems. Have not tried it yet under MS-DOS. > >Count me in on the mailing list. I will get it to those in my group who >may not be able to get it directly. Two of us here bought 1101's . I am using it under MS-DOS and the other guy is using it under GRiD-OS. We are both VERY pleased. I ordered Turbo-Pascal (MS-DOS version ) which should run. I also ordered an editor (QEDIT) from Sammy Mitchell in Smyrna, GA which has a version that is ANSI compatible. Slow, but should be useful. When I get my copy of TPascal I'll be able to convert a comm program to work on the GRiD. By the way, GRiD users don't worry when the machine gets very warm. It's supposed to. They use the case as a heat-sink. (and they call it a LAP top - Not in MY lap :-) ) Let's get the mailing list going!! (