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From: neal@mnopltd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: laptop or portable with hard disk
Message-ID: <158@mnopltd.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 90 01:36:50 GMT
Reply-To: gatech!stiatl!mnopltd!neal
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->-couldn't do 640x400 graphics.  (although this really does 72? x 328)
->
->	I happen to like the Packard Bell as a portable, but not as a
->laptop.  Its negative points:
->
->- The NiCad battery is not easily removable, and can't be disabled w/o
->  openning the back of the computer while you run on the AC (the battery
->  could develope the "NiCad Memory" very fast).

That is a good point.  I have been wondering if I should run it on battery
regularly whether even around the house/office.    What would give it the
longest battery life:

a. Always run on AC;
b. Always run on Battery until warning, then on AC while charging;
C. Always on Battery for 50% of time, then on AC;
d. hack into the case and put a switch on the battery.  (b.t.w. any 
	know if the nicad drives the Cmos switches?)

->- You get 640 x 400 only in text mode.  The effective resolution is 640 x
->  200 in graphics mode.  In other word, the pixels aren't individually
->  addressable.

Beg to disagree.  I tried DrHalo and Word Perfect 5.0 and compared it to the
EGA on whence I am writing this and must humbly suggest that it do do Hercules
Graphics on the LCD.   It is most definately not CGA 640x200.  Much better. 
However, the right side of some displays is missing.  (like Flight Sim)  This
plagued me somewhat (not getting EGA) but I couldn't justify another $900 for
a T1600.   (and we won't talk about Toshiba ethics in general...)

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