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From: mec@cbnewsj.ATT.COM (michael.e.connick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Casio BOSS questions
Message-ID: <3974@cbnewsj.ATT.COM>
Date: 23 Feb 90 15:39:17 GMT
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In article <3826@kd4nc.UUCP> wd4fsu@kd4nc.UUCP (owen adair) writes:
> For 168 bucks (Service Merchandise) it is a great buy.  If you want Lotus
> Agenda, then buy a Psion or Portfolio then watch it grow mold in 
> your briefcase.
> 
> :-)

I noticed the "smiley face" but still want to comment on the
portibility of the Atari Portfolio. First of all, for all of those
people who need to wear suits or sportcoats at work, the Portfolio fits
nicely into an inside breast pocket.

For people like me who don't wear jackets at work, the Portfolio is
still extremely handy to carry about in your hand. Really, if it were
any smaller I couldn't type on it! It's certainly a lot smaller to
carry around than my old log book, which I used to take with me
everywhere at work. It's replaced both my DayTimer and my log book so I
now actually need to carry less junk with me at the office.

I never carry it in a briefcase. It's usually in my hand, on my desk,
or in some kind of jacket or coat pocket when I outside or in my car.

Finally, although I don't have Agenda running on my Portfolio, I do
have a nice terminal program in it and Tiny Basic for the occasional
quick little program. In addition I'm also developing some custom
software for it. It's very easy to write software on a PC using
Microsoft C and just download it to the Portfolio. You can't do that
with a BOSS! ;-)

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Michael Connick    mec@mtfmi.ATT.COM    201-957-3057
AT&T Bell Labs     MT 3F-113	        (Dept. 79151)