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From: fetrow@milton.acs.washington.edu (David Fetrow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: New Psion Laptop... ?
Message-ID: <1310@milton.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 9 Jan 90 10:36:19 GMT
References: <311@limbo.Intuitive.Com>
Reply-To: fetrow@milton.acs.washington.edu (David Fetrow)
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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> Any impressions on Psion as a company?

 Well, I've liked their previous products very much. I use their LZ64
pocket computer ALL the time (I have a Tandy 100 and an Atari Portfolio
as well but somehow spend more time using the LZ64).

 Building VERY tough (HP might be tougher.....maybe)
 A design where you can use it one handed.
 The display is always visible.
 Particuarly polished Appointment maker, etc.
 Built-in short power backup so changing batteries doesn't clear memory.
 Calculator is nice to program (but pretty bad otherwise)
 Abilty to search for stuff in the machine easily.
 Nice audible alarm.
      ^^^^^^^
  Like many British computers you have to take it on its own terms (e.g.
the language is sort-of BASIC....but not quite), it isn't as pretty as many
(sort of an Army Green) but I've found it horribly useful despite the rather
horrid keyboard (As a portable terminal it's almost unusueable).



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 -dave fetrow-                     fetrow@bones.biostat.washington.edu
 dfetrow@uwalocke (bitnet)         {uunet}!uw-beaver!uw-entropy!fetrow 

    "CP/M: Remember when fast, small, useful and clean were good?"