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From: mdf@tut.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Laptop Xenix/UNIX
Message-ID: <1980@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Fri, 20-Nov-87 00:14:45 EST
Article-I.D.: tut.1980
Posted: Fri Nov 20 00:14:45 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Nov-87 05:24:58 EST
References: <238@genat.UUCP> <395@sco>
Reply-To: mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman)
Organization: StrongPoint Systems, Inc.; Columbus, OH. (guest of Ohio State U.)
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In <395@sco> ericg@sco.COM (Mwa ha ha) writes:
>george@genat.UUCP (George Gorsline) wrote in article <238@genat.UUCP>:
>]Does anyone have any information on Toshiba (or other) laptops running Xenix
>]or UNIX.  We handle both SCO and Toshiba, both of whom claim there is no
>]product running today, but many rumours persist.  Can anybody enlighten us?
>]
>
>I have yet to see a laptop with a hard disk, yet alone a reasonably large
>hard disk.  This quite handily prevents UNIX from running on it.

I see three classes:

Luggable:	Compaq-like 30 lb. monster
Portable:	Zenith IRS machine, Quadram Dataview, etc.
Laptop:		Grid, Toshiba, NEC.

Luggables can run XENIX.  Portables routinely sport 20M (usually slow)
hard disks.  I have seen laptops with hard disks in the 20M range
(speed unknown).

Check the latest offerings from Sharp, NEC and Toshiba.

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