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From: miken@hcr.UUCP (Mike Nemeth)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Toshiba laptop Unix
Message-ID: <3860@hcr.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Aug-88 15:00:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: hcr.3860
References: <6149@venera.isi.edu> <352@mrsvr.UUCP>
Reply-To: miken@hcrvx1.UUCP (Mike Nemeth)
Organization: HCR Corporation, Toronto
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Summary: 

we have one here, running Interactive's 386ix. 4 Meg ram, 40 Meg disk,
gas plasma display, sysV.3 (i think), can run dos (yech!) under VPIX,
serial port, parallel port, plug for optional RGB monitor (don't have
one), nice feeling keyboard (control key in the right place! :-),
3.5" disk, really cyberpunk looking, impressive. so much for the pros,
the cons are: 4M and 40M are it as far as i know, so you're stuck when
ram prices drop (please god, let it be soon), the display isn't very
bright (but you can get used to it), it's AC only (you can get a battery
pack now), and it weighs 15 lbs, which is signifigant when you lug it for
farther then 50 feet. it's sysV, so no job control.

conclusion: i like it, but i'll probably wait for a larger ram/disk
model to come out. awfully tempting though.

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		Mike Nemeth
HCR Corporation, 130 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	{utzoo,utcsri}!hcr!miken

	"more logic than Mr Spock!"