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From: sharon@asylum.SF.CA.US (Sharon Fisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Any interest in HP150 freeware?
Keywords: hp
Message-ID: <10005@asylum.SF.CA.US>
Date: 4 Feb 90 16:41:21 GMT
References: <593@uncw.UUCP>
Reply-To: sharon@asylum.UUCP (Sharon Fisher)
Organization: The Asylum; Belmont, CA
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In article <593@uncw.UUCP> english@uncw.UUCP (Warren R. English Jr.) writes:
>>Several years ago I was involved in marketing a software product for
>>the HP150 system, called TEMPO/150.  This was a touch-driven calendar
>>scheduling tool with a lot of bells and whistles -- useable ONLY
>>on the HP150 (any version) with a touch interface.
>>It just seems a shame to let it die if there are any 150-users out
>>there who might want to use it.  I'd be glad to make it available
>>(in a binary version) somehow, but I'd like some suggestions as to
>>how best accomplish this.  Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Post it to the HP conference in CompuServe.  They've got tons of HP
150 stuff.

>I feel that it is a damn shame that my computer is almost extinct.
>The HP150 w/touchscreen II is one of the best computers I have
>worked on (8088 models), that special feel of the keyboard, and of course
>the touchscreen which sets it apart from any other pc. Although
>compatibilty is the main problem, seems there is no reason for this
>piece of artwork to go down with the rest of the dinosaurs. So
>all you other HP150 owners need to ban together and revive the species.

(I'm writing this on an HP150A -- not a II -- and I still like it.
I've had it since 1983, and it works fine -- I've been running my own
writing business on it for more than a year.  However, it's soon going
to get replaced by a 386 -- simply because I need multitasking and PC
compatibility.  But it makes a great wp and telecomm machine -- no
comm sw required unless you're downloading or uploading.)