Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!ncrcan!ziebmef!mdfreed
From: mdfreed@ziebmef.uucp (Mark Freedman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Nec Multispeed EL / Desklink comments ?
Message-ID: <1989Feb14.112913.9092@ziebmef.uucp>
Date: 14 Feb 89 16:29:12 GMT
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Organization: Ziebmef Public Access Unix, Toronto, Canada
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   I'd appreciate hearing from anybody who has used a NEC Multispeed
Laptop computer, especially the EL (backlit screen).
 
   According to the Byte review, it's VERY fast, but the built-in
software is poorly designed and buggy, and the screen hinges are
prone to breakage. Hence, durability is a concern.
 
  What are the differences between the EL and the new EL-2 model ?
 
   I'm also concerned about the screen's ease-of-use, as I have 
problems with eye fatigue working with a regular amber monitor.
 
    Lastly, would something like DESKLINK allow me to use the drives
in my desktop PC from the NEC ? (I believe that DESKLINK provides a
two-node LAN via the serial ports ... simple file-transfer is of
limited use to me).
 
   I will summarize E-mail replies to the net.