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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...
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Date: Fri, 25-Sep-87 12:28:26 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 25 12:28:26 1987
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Keywords: GRiD, laptop, used equipment
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In article <4030@well.UUCP> tenney@well.UUCP (Glenn S. Tenney) writes:
>I've tried asking one poster by email with no response yet.
>I must've missed this and couldn't find it, pls pls pls
>tell me where, how and how much to get in on this deal.  Am I
>the only one that missed it?
>tnx
>Glenn Tenney

Sorry Glenn, I tried but the mail got bounced back to me. Alas, the net
is not perfect. :-)

Here's the original scoop, verbatim. 

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You can get a magnesium cased 135G's shock resistant (operating &
non-operating!)  laptop GRiD Compass 1101 with Electroluminescent
flat panel screen (24 x 80 lines, 512 x 256 bit-mapped,
selectable fonts), 256K RAM, 8086/8087, 384K Bubble Memory and
Built-in 1200 Baud modem used for $200.  This configuration is
sufficient if you don't push things to the limits (i.e.  running
many applications at once with the window system) or just want to
use it as a portable terminal.  You can also get a 5-1/4 portable
floppy disk drive to go with it for an added $75, however the
386K Bubble Memory space is sufficient to hold the OS (which is
multi-tasking, MS-DOS 2.11 available as well), two applications
(e.g.  Editor and Terminal Emulator) and have about 50K left over
in free space for user data.  The GRiD comes with the 'Management
Tool Set' which includes Editor, DataBase, Plotter, SpreadSheet,
Operating System.  You'll need to order an emulator if you want
to use it as a terminal.  There are three of them: GRiDTerm
(basic glass tty), GRiDVT100 (emulates ANSI VT100), GRiD3101 (IBM
3101).

One company selling these used is USL Data Systems.  Contact Dave
Lucas, toll-free number 800-257-6083.  The unit comes with a 30
day, overnight express, replacement warranty.  Another company
offering 1101's (at $175) up to the 'higher end' Compass 1139 (at
$900) is Phoenix Leasing of San Rafael, Contact Patti Rossi at
800-772-4021.

GRiD Compass Computers require wall outlet power (110 or 220
selectable); External Battery pack available directly from GRiD
model # 31024.

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There is a mailing list for GRiD owners. Send mail to :


          gatech!tektronix!stalker.SPT.TEK.COM!GRiD

to be added to the mailing list. (Is that OK Jan?)

Rumor is the 1139 is going down in price.


-- 
Owen Adair, WD4FSU                                            
Digital Signal Processing Lab, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332    
Internet:       owen%gteedsp@gatech.gatech.edu                                 
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