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From: hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt)
Subject: Re: Do laptops need screensavers?
Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 22:15:47 GMT

In article <BxM9EK.17y@csfb1.fir.fbc.com> uunet!csfb1!jbrock writes:
>As I understand it, the purpose of a screensaver (aside from looking
>pretty) is to prevent a static image from being "burned in" to your
>screen.  The flat laptop screen in its many varieties is a very
>different animal from the full sized PC monitor.  Does it share the
>"burning in" problem?


No it doesn't, don't worry about the LCD "burning in".... on a CRT, the
phosphor can slowly burn and "store" an image if it is left on long enough.
Not so for our laptop/notebook/etc. machines


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.sun.hardware
From: ctalbott@mksol.dseg.ti.com (christopher j talbott)
Subject: Re: SUN Sparc-Compatible Laptops
Keywords: What / where are they?
Organization: Texas Instruments
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 22:17:52 GMT

In article <83631@ut-emx.uucp>, sjk@ut-emx.uucp (Phil Alvin) writes:
|> 
|> I am interested in getting information on Sparc-compatible laptops,
|> but I don't know where to start.  Who makes such things?  What do
|> they cost?  How compatible are they?  Is it possible top set one up
|> to run with a large drive, etc. at one location and stand-alone
|> when travelling with it?  Where should I look for more information
|> and pricing?  Are there academic pricings available?

There's an company called Tadpole Technologies which manufactures a
SPARC-compatible laptop.  It's called a SPARCBook, and it's basically
a Sun SPARCStation IPC/IPX in a laptop case.  It uses the exact same
motherboard as the IP? series.  I'm not sure what size drives they offer,
but at last count, the screen they provide is 1024x768, which is not quite
as large as the Sun-standard 1152x900, and it's monochrome.  I think the
basic SPARCBook starts at around $6000.  You should be able to find an
ad for them in either UNIXWorld or SunExpert.

Another entry in the SPARC laptop arena was a company called RDI, with
a product called BriteLite.  A company called AnDataCo (800-334-9191) was
marketing them for a while, but the last information I have about it is
over a year old.

|> Thanks much for any information,
|> 
|> Scot
|> sjk@emx.cc.utexas.edu
|> sjk@astro.as.utexas.edu
|> Astronomy Dept
|> University of Texas at Austin

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: sanjiv@projtech.com (Sanjiv Gossain)
Subject: Good supliers in SF/Berkeley/Oakland area
Organization: Project Technology, Inc., Berkeley, CA
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 03:56:52 GMT

I am thinking of getting an AST or an Everex laptop
(386SL, 25 MHz) and am looking to see if anyone can recommend
stores in the SF/Berkeley/Oakland area that carry either/both 
of these (that provide good service and competitive prices).
I would like to get one this weekend.

Please e-mail replies.

Thanks

Sanjiv Gossain
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: cgagne@s.psych.uiuc.edu (Christina Gagne)
Subject: Compudyne laptops
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: comp
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 23:53:48 GMT
Keywords: laptop compudyne

i'm thinking of buying a 486 laptop from Compudyne.  The ad says that Compudyne is "the PC manufacturing and direct marketing arm of Comp USA."

I'd like information about Compudyne's product quality, service, support, etc.

Thanks
Christina
From: lisyerk@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Aubrey Yerkey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Primax
Date: 11 Nov 92 02:25:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


Has anyone had experience with the Primax laptops? They advertise an Intel
 486 with Hydride batteries for a low price. Anyone used one or had
experience with the company?

Neil Yerkey
SUNY at Buffalo
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin)
Subject: Source for T2000sx replacement battery?
Organization: Telebit Corporation; Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:41:10

Anyone know a source for a T2000sx replacement battery?
Toshiba wants $185 for one!!!!!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: "jack kern" <jack.kern@canrem.com>
Subject: sager laptops
Reply-To: "jack kern" <jack.kern@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 8 Nov 92 12:50:22 EST

AKM>have. It does have power saving modes where the disk drive goes off,
AKM>LCD display goes off, and CPU slows down. You can control each of

I have never thought about the speed of the CPU regarding battery use
time.  I understand that it is one of many items mentioned contributing
to the conservation of power.  What would be the impact of manually
switching one's computer to the lower speed on battery operation time?

Curious,
           Jack

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From: johnl@pcx.ncd.com (John Light)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: 16550A UARTS -- WHY?
Date: 10 Nov 92 21:51:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: pcx.1992Nov10.215156.9571
Organization: Graphic Software Systems, Beaverton, OR

In article <1djvltINNj6k@lester.appstate.edu> STEELEKM@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU (Ken Steele) writes:
>What is the big deal about whether a machine has 16550A UARTS?

In the short run, serial comm data can't be held up by the receiver, so 
to have a reliable data stream, you must be able to buffer enough characters
to get through the worst case delay paths in your system software.

The more sophisticated system software of Windows (task switching!)
generates significant delays, during which interrupts are locked out.
Of the DOS compatible serial chips, only the 16550 has a large enough
character buffer to handle the higher data rates on the faster machines
(or moderate data rates on slower machines).

>What UART is typically found in a notebook?

The cheapest they could find.  I suspect there is no "typical" one.
Use the MSD utility that comes with Windows 3.1 to find what UART yours
is using.

John Light
From: cgr@otter.hpl.hp.com (Chris Romans)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 11:54:45 GMT
Subject: Internal Modems for Toshiba?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops

I'm looking at buying a Toshiba 1850 and want to get an internal modem
for it as well. I've got some info on the modems marketed by Toshiba
but they seem expensive. 

Does anybody have any experience of any third party modems which are
available for the 1850. Alternatively can anybody give me the address of
companies who supply modems which can be installed in the 1850.

Ideally I'd like a V32bis modem.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: garland@dcss.mcmaster.ca (W.J.Garland)
Subject: QEMM Stealth conflicts with Toshiba popup
Keywords: Toshiba, QEMM 
Organization: Department of Computer Science, McMaster University
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 22:15:00 GMT

I have used t386.exe and qemm successfully on a Toshiba 4400 but only
with stealth mode turned off.  The system hangs when stealth is used.  In
addition, stealth and the setup program (test3) are not compatible.
Does anyone know which areas of upper memory are being affected?
From: samer@bass.bu.edu (Samer Faraj)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Librex notebooks?
Date: 6 Nov 92 20:41:19 GMT
Reply-To: samer@bass.bu.edu (Samer Faraj)
Followup-To: comp.sys.laptops
Organization: Boston University

In article <albcraj-021192132512@ccl-kstar-node.net.yale.edu> albcraj@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu (Craig Albert) writes:
>I've seen some pretty good prices ($985) for Librex 386SX/20/60Meg
>notebooks.  Who likes this machine?
>

I have not used the Librex SX20 but I have just acquired a Librex
V386SXL (25 Mhz) with 5 meg RAM and 80 meg hdd.  The machine is
solidly built but light enough (6 lbs).  The drive is fast: 14 ms.  The
only clear weaknesses are that the screen is only 8.5" and that there
is no port for hooking up an external keyboard.  However, it does have
a mouse port, an external video port in addition to the serial and
parallel ports.

I am very impressed by Librex.  The power supply adapter is light and
small.  Finally, the machine is very quiet and comes with its own
decent case.  The best news, however, is the price: $1299, from
Rockwell computers (mail order from NYC).



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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: jeff@eng.umd.edu (Jeffrey Frey)
Subject: Sharp PC6781 or 6881, anyone?
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 11:57:05 GMT
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park

Does anyone have any personal experience with the Sharp PC6781 or
its color brother PC6881?  It appears a nice machine, but a little
lightweight....

Jeff
From: brian@grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Information on NEC UltraLight 1702
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:20:56 GMT
Organization: Brian Smithson

lederman@taney.uscghq.uscg.mil writes:


>    I have just obtained an NEC UltraLight (1702).  It does pretty 
> much what I expected of it, but naturally I would like to learn 
> more, like are any RAM or ROM or application cards still 
> available, enhancements to MS-DOS, etc.

>    Is this the right place to ask about this system?

>    Are there any anonymous FTP sites which FAQ or other
> information  on this system available?

>    Thanks.

Worse than that, there's a mailing list dedicated to the UltraLite models
1701 and 1702.  To subscribe, send your name and e-mail address to
ultralite-list-request@starnet.starconn.com.  You'll receive about 30 digests
of old mailing list traffic (in lieu of a FAQ) and you'll be added to the
list for receiving new traffic.  Lots and lots of good info.
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From: hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: 16550A UARTS -- WHY?
Date: 10 Nov 92 03:53:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: cis.1992Nov10.035339.378
Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham

In article <1992Nov9.160108.36650@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> etl1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (EMIL THOMAS LERCH) writes:
>In article <1djvltINNj6k@lester.appstate.edu>, STEELEKM@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU (Ken
> Steele) writes:
>>
>>
>>What is the big deal about whether a machine has 16550A UARTS?
>>
>>What UART is typically found in a notebook?
>>
>>
>>Ken Steele                          steelekm@conrad.appstate.edu
>>Appalachian State University        steelekm@appstate.bitnet
>>
>A 16550AFN UART is a FIFO buffered UART which doesn't do many users much good.
>It has a buffer in it so it processes interrupts less often, but that doesn't
>really matter unless you're multitasking, and doesn't bother many people
>unless they're running OS/2 or communicating at 9600 bps or faster.  It is
>relatively new and it is rare to find one anywhere.  I've found that it is
>hard to get unless you know exactly what you want, and even then it can be
>difficult.  Dalco Electronics (I don't have the info with me), has I/O cards
>with them, but you can also order just the chip if you want (~$15 U.S.)  If
>you're running DOS plain, don't worry about one.  If you multitask with
>Desqview, Windows, or OS/2, you may want to consider one as it will speed up
>communications and take away some of the lag time in other apps while
>communicating in the background.
>

it also pays off elsewhere, when using dos.  If you use extended memory for
a disk cache, interrupts are disabled while moving data from extended memory
to regular memory.  much of this and you lose data with the new 9600 plus
v.42bis modems where you need to communicate with it at least running 38.4kbps
dividing 38.4 by 8 gives almost 5k characters per second, or 200 microseconds
between interrupts.  you had better have a quick box to keep up, or else
get the 16550 to buffer up to 16 characters before data overruns occur.


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From: gnn@wsl.dec.com (George Neville-Neil)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Anyone running BSDi on a laptop?
Date: 2 Nov 92 21:19:54 GMT
Reply-To: gnn@wsl.dec.com (George Neville-Neil)
Organization: DEC Western Software Lab

Hi Folks,

	So, is anyone here running BSDi on a laptop?  If so, what type
and configuration?

Thanks,
George


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From: 889chai@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Nicad compatibilty problem
Date: 12 Nov 92 11:28:04 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

hi, i am not familiar with the nicad in the market.
my NiCad battery can't be charge anymore...and i want to buy a new one
is a NiCad battery compatible with all the laptop in the market, or
should i buy back the nicad from the dealer i bought the laptop from?

thanks in advance for your recommendation

thomas
From: judson@watserv.ucr.edu (Michael Judson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Sleep
Date: 7 Nov 92 20:23:21 GMT

Does anyone know where I could find, or does anyone have a 'sleep'
application which controls sleep time independent of the Powerbook
being plugged in or running on battery power?  In other words, I
would like my Powerbook to go to sleep when it is plugged in (so
as to save the screen) but have it go to sleep in a shorter amount
of time when it is plugged in without having to switch the sleep
controller back and forth everytime I unplug it and plug it back in.
Furthermore, when it is plugged in, 15 minutes until sleep is too
short.


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From: guac@brt.deakin.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Looking for Laptop Manufactures ?
Date: 11 Nov 92 15:44:23 EST
Organization: Deakin University, Melbourne
NNTP-Posting-Host: vax2.viccol.edu.au

Hi all,

Does anyone know any laptop manufactures in Taiwan (name, fax, phone NO.) ?
One of my friend is interesting to contact with them.

Please E-mail me at : guac@brt.deakin.edu.au

Thanks in advance !

Cathy
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: byu@sys.toronto.edu (Benjamin Yu)
Subject: Re: Laptop on all the time - need UPS? (TI TM4000)
Organization: University of Toronto
Distribution: comp
Date: 10 Nov 92 13:35:05 GMT

In article <NEAL.92Nov9153720@lever.ATT.COM> neal@druhi.ATT.COM (Neal D. McBurnett) writes:
>Are there any problems running a typical laptop all the time, plugged
>into the AC power (e.g. a BBS or home control system)?
>

I just plugged my Samsung portable for 3 days (just because the manual gave
me the wrong info and I was stupid enough to follow it!).  I talked to tech
support who told me that I should not plug my portable in for so long.  He
said something about getting the battery all warmed up and that's not good!!
No reasons given though!  I suppose if you don't care about the battery, 
there should be no harm done.

Benjamin Yu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.periphs.printers
From: dmarble@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Duane F Marble)
Subject: Re: HP Deskjet portable Printer
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:04:28 GMT


Also look in the current (Printer) issue of PC.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: hm@opus40.ix.de (Harald Milz)
Subject: WANTED: MITAC 3025D memory upgrade
Organization: iX-Redaktion
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 10:08:19 GMT


I have been using a MITAC 3025D notebook (386SX16, 1MB
RAM, 30MB Conner HD) for some months now and want to
add some memory. Inside there are 9 514256 chips
constituting 1MB. Besides, there is a 40-pin SIPP
socket. MITAC Germany did not answer my request for
upgrade-related questions, other German notebook
distributors couldn't (or wouldn't) help.

So PLEASE: if anybody knows the pinout of this SIPP
socket, I would heartly appreciate help. I guess that
512k*16 or 2M*16 SIPPs exist and would fit. Does
somebody know such modules and their type? Where can
they be bought?

Please email directly, I'll summarize if appropriate.

Thank you!


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: husemann@camelot.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Dirk Husemann)
Subject: Re: Anyone running BSDi on a laptop?
Organization: CSD., University of Erlangen
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 12:59:20 GMT

gnn@wsl.dec.com (George Neville-Neil) writes:

>Hi Folks,

>	So, is anyone here running BSDi on a laptop?  If so, what type
>and configuration?

Yes:
	(1)	Compaq SLT 386SX/20 with 14 MB RAM, 120 MB HD, 387SX,
		second serial interface, expansion box (for office work)
		equipped with NE2000 ethernet board and ADAX X.25 board.
		Quite nice machine (even got the code done to switch from
		the builtin LCD to the external VGA from within BSD/386)

	(2)	Toshiba T6400SX with 12 MB RAM, 120 MB HD, 486SX (486 was
		not available at time of ordering), equipped with NE2000
		board. Plasma Display (thus not battery operated). Fan is
		quite loud & (thus) annoying 8=( Also, so far there is no
		expansion box/docking station available for it 8=(((

On both machines BSD/386 works like a charm --- I tend to take the Compaq with
me on the weekends (work and playing around 8=)

Dirk Husemann

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From: etl1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (EMIL THOMAS LERCH)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: 16550A UARTS -- WHY?
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:01:08 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1djvltINNj6k@lester.appstate.edu>, STEELEKM@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU (Ken
 Steele) writes:
>
>
>What is the big deal about whether a machine has 16550A UARTS?
>
>What UART is typically found in a notebook?
>
>
>Ken Steele                          steelekm@conrad.appstate.edu
>Appalachian State University        steelekm@appstate.bitnet
>
A 16550AFN UART is a FIFO buffered UART which doesn't do many users much good.
It has a buffer in it so it processes interrupts less often, but that doesn't
really matter unless you're multitasking, and doesn't bother many people
unless they're running OS/2 or communicating at 9600 bps or faster.  It is
relatively new and it is rare to find one anywhere.  I've found that it is
hard to get unless you know exactly what you want, and even then it can be
difficult.  Dalco Electronics (I don't have the info with me), has I/O cards
with them, but you can also order just the chip if you want (~$15 U.S.)  If
you're running DOS plain, don't worry about one.  If you multitask with
Desqview, Windows, or OS/2, you may want to consider one as it will speed up
communications and take away some of the lag time in other apps while
communicating in the background.

Emil Lerch
Lehigh University etl1@Lehigh.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: hcp@csx.cciw.ca (H.C. Pulley)
Subject: Re: 16550A UARTS -- WHY?
Organization: Canada Centre for Inland Waters
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:53:41 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.175952.16003@ultb.isc.rit.edu> yxl5388@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Fractalman) writes:
>In article <1992Nov10.173244.16967@csx.cciw.ca> hcp@csx.cciw.ca (H.C. Pulley) writes:
>>In article <1992Nov10.144023.29489@ultb.isc.rit.edu> yxl5388@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Fractalman) writes:
>>>In article <1992Nov9.160108.36650@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> etl1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (EMIL THOMAS LERCH) writes:
>>>>A 16550AFN UART is a FIFO buffered UART which doesn't do many users much good.
>
>Some stuff deleted..
>
>>>>with them, but you can also order just the chip if you want (~$15 U.S.)  If
>>>>you're running DOS plain, don't worry about one.  If you multitask with
>>>
>>>Not true. A 386sx-16 can NOT possibly handle 14.4k connections (1700cps
>>>transfer speed) without dropping characters. The only way is to get the
>>>16550 chip. On my 386-25 I also can't do 16.8k (2000cps) without the
>>>16550.
>>
>>Not true.  To get back to laptops: my poor old Amstrad PPC 640 with an 8MHz NEC
>>V20 chip in it can handle 56Kbps over a null modem connection to my desktop. 
>>It only has 8250 UARTs in it.  At 114Kbps the poor little XT cannot handle the
>>flow.  Thus is under DOS of course.
>
>That's different. Are you using the null-modem connection to download
>files (via zmodem or something.)? Or are you just using Laplink or a
>similar product to transfer files?

It doesn't matter...but, I am just using two terminal programs, no laplink or
anything.  The XT can handle YMODEM etc. at 56Kbps for both up and downloading.

>>Running a unix OS on my 386-40 desktop however, I lose characters if I go above
>>9600bps.  I want 16550s for this machine.  Under DOS this machine can handle
>>any speed (I have not actually tested 114K in a proper manner...my other 
>>machine can't handle it...see above).
>
>A 386-40 can handle any MODEM speed. Null-modem connection is a
>different matter.

No, null-modems are not much different than 'real' modems.  A 386 running DOS
can handle up to 114Kpbs, null-modem or otherwise.  Running a multitasking (but
non-realtime) operating system causes problems above 9600bps.  Just because a
null-modem doesn't use all the signals doesn't mean it affects the speed of 
incoming characters.

Harry
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: ritc0003@student.tc.umn.edu (Kent C. Ritchie)
Subject: Re: Laptop on all the time - need UPS? (TI TM4000)
Organization: University of Minnesota
Distribution: comp
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 07:04:39 GMT

I talked to the Toshiba rep and they said it was fine to leave my T1000SE
plugged in all the time.  She did mention that I might want to fully discharge 
the battery about once every month to keep the battery in good shape.  
From what someone else said a while ago on the board- Toshiba batteries
have a thermometer in thae battery pack to keep from burning them up.  Sounds
like a good idea to me.


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