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From: 97994779@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu
Subject: Re: Do laptops need screensavers?
Organization: SYSTEMS & COMPUTING
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 01:51:47 PST

In article <1992Nov20.185834.4757@cis.uab.edu>
hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt) writes:
 
>>>
>>I have Toshiba T3100SX with Gas Plasme display, and you can most definately
>>burn the screen. (I know I've done it)
>>
>>
>
>I've got an old Toshiba 3100/20 that I've used as a home machine for 5 years
>plus with kids playing games, leaving it on overnite, etc.  To this date,
>the display looks just like new.
>
I bet you close your screen, if its gas plasma. I forget sometimes!
Patrick
 
 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: david@ganglion.ann-arbor.mi.us (David Hwang)
Subject: Internal Modem for Compudyne Notebooks
Organization: David W. Hwang /\ ganglion /\ Unix-on-the-Side
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 03:50:05 GMT

Does anyone know what modems are available for Compudyne Notebooks?
I would like a v.32 modem (fax optional).  Is the Compudyne compatible
with any of the "big name" notebooks out there?  

How about for memory?  Same questions as above.

Thanks,

David Hwang

-- 
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1050 Wall Street, Suite 10C   //           Telephone: 313/663-5557
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: harrykwa@student.business.uwo.ca (Harry L. H. Kwa)
Subject: Re: query: "missing command instructor"
Organization: University of Western Ontario
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 05:04:45 GMT

Paulo> "bad or missing command instructor." I tried to put DOS in the 
Paolo> hardrive just in case it was gone, but it didn't work.
 
The "bad or missing command interpretor" message means that the file 
COMMAND.COM in the root directory of your hard drive is either missing 
or corrupt.  If your hard drive is C:, then you'd want to copy 
COMMAND.COM from a bootable floppy diskette into your hard drive's root 
directory, C:\.
 
Assuming that your boot floppy is in Drive A:, the command you'd punch 
in is:
 
        COPY A:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /V
 
That should solve the problem.  Let me know if it doesn't work.

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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 20:31:57 EST
From: <RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Dell Laptops - Compuserve Group

In article <TROCH.92Nov23151834@gandalf.Rutgers.EDU>, troch@gandalf.Rutgers.EDU
(Rod Troch) says:
>
>I currently own a Dell 325NC laptop.  I have been less then satisfied
>with the battery.  I charge the battery (to what I think is a full
>charge.  I get a full charge while looking at the battery status bar
>(fn b)).  I then get only about 45 minutes of use out of it before
>it goes dead again.  Have you had any success in getting more than
>45 minutes from one of those new Nickel Hydride batteries?
>
Some thngs my momma never told me about laptop battery life (so I had to
learn the hard way:)
1. If you have a modem installed and are not using it, turn it off;
2. Same if you have a math corpocessor & not using it;
3. Set hard drive to spin down after some period (5 minutes???) of
   no use;
4. Turn off anything else you aren't using.

Hope this helps.

BobM,, PSU-Harrisburg
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: buckaroo@quake.sylmar.ca.us (Mikey Moran)
Subject: Re: SUN Sparc-Compatible Laptops
Keywords: sparcbook, unix, tadpole, rdi
Organization: Quake Public Access, San Fernando Valley, CA (818)362-6092
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:01:45 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.055222.11639@reed.edu> rseymour@reed.edu writes:
>In article <1e7a3bINN2bs@seven-up.East.Sun.COM> geoff@tyger.Eng.Sun.COM (Geoff  
>Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top) writes:
>> Quoth ctalbott@mksol.dseg.ti.com (christopher j talbott) (in  
><1992Nov15.221752.27708@mksol.dseg.ti.com>):
>> 
>> RDI is still in business, I beieve. The BriteLite is a laptop rather
>> than a notebook (the SPARCbook is only 6.8 pounds), and it  needs
>> mains juice. The gas plasma screen is a full 1152x900, I think.
>> It's a nice box, but I won't trade my SPARCbook (you'll have to pry
>> my cold fingers, etc. etc. etc.)
>> --

RDI is alive and well.
Products                                     list price
----------                                   ----------
IPC, 640x480 mono 240 disk+floppy- 8MB mem    $5,995
IPC,1152x900 mono 240 disk+floppy- 8MB mem    $7,995
IPC,  640x480color450 disk+floppy- 8MB mem     9,995
IPX,1152x900 mono 240 disk+floppy-16MB mem    12,500
IPX, 640x480color 240 disk+floppy-16MB mem    14,995
IPX, 640x480color 450 disk+floppy-16MB mem    15,995
LX , 640x480color 450 disk+floppy-16MB mem    15,995

all systems have a scsi port, and a S-bus slot available
SMCC cpu card and SunOS

Best Regards,
Mikey
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Michael "Mikey" Moran           818-375-5070 
RDI Computer Corp.              818-375-5001 (fax) 
7949 Woodley Ave.               buckaroo@quake.sylmar.ca.us 
Van Nuys, Ca. 91406     
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Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Monday, 16 Nov 1992 23:01:41 CST
From: Geoff G. <U52711@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: nickel-cadmium batteries
Distribution: usa
 <1992Nov5.221856.10459@timessqr.gc.cuny.edu>

I have a zenith minisport hd and a question (or two)
1) Given the age of the beast (2 years- fairly heavy usage) how long should I e
xpect to get from each charge of the battery (HD on or off)?
2) If the answer to the above figure is more than (say) an hour, what can I do
to recapture peek performance?
3) Can anyone reccomend any battery watch software- so i can see how much I hav
e left?

Thx

Geoff Graves
From: jbs@picasso.ocis.temple.edu (Joel Sheffield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Zenith Slimsport - LCD turns yellow? HELP!
Date: 18 Nov 92 17:22:49 GMT
Organization: Temple University
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Phill Lowe (lowe@fnx.uucp) wrote:
: My Zenith slimsport 286 has a problem.  If I use the external monitor, every
: thing is fine.  However, the LCD screen is not working correctly.  When I
: turn it on, the screen starts out in it's normal mode.  When it usually kicks
: in the backlighting, it goes from it's normal blueish tinge to a yellowish   
: tinge.  I can't see anything on the screen even though it's quite bright.
: Switching to the external screen allows me to check that the machine is working fine other than the lcd screen.  Has anyone had this happen?  Any ideas as to 
: what is wrong?  Any suggestions as to who could repair it (other than zenith)?
: Thanks

--
I have had a great deal of experience with a similar problem on Zenith 
Supersports (model 181)  The problem is that the video connector, which is
a flexible ribbon cable between the screen and the body of the machine, comes
loose, or develops a bad contact.  On our machines, sometimes, one sees only
half of the screen, or partial characters, depending on which contact is bad.
The solution for me is to take a deep breath, open the case, locate the 
connector, and reset it.  The problem is that the frequent opening and closing
of the case causes a loosening of the connector.  

I have also found that I can repair the problem by hitting the computer -not
recommended.

Good luck.


Joel B. Sheffield
Biology Department
Temple University
jbs@picasso.ocis.temple.edu
jbs@sgibio.chem.temple.edu  or
v5415e@TEMPLEVM.bitnet
(215) 787 8854
From: sandman@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Zenith z181/supersport peripherals
Date: 20 Nov 92 16:05:23 -0500
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club
From: sandman@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: 181 peripherals
Date: 20 Nov 92 11:15:45 -0500
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club



I'm planning to upgrade from a Zenith Z-181 laptop to maybe a used Supersport
SX and am wondering how compatable the peripherals I have are.

I have an internal modem, external 5 1/4" floppy, and an rgb monitor.

Which, if any, of these can I use on newer zenith laptop models?

Thanks for any help
From: judson@watserv.ucr.edu (Mike Judson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Battery storage and charge
Date: 21 Nov 92 02:26:06 GMT
Reply-To: judson@watserv.ucr.edu

Outside of a computer, how long will a fully charged NiCad battery take until
it is nearly completely discharged?

--
"It takes a big man to cry.
but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
				Jack Handy


judson@watserv.ucr.edu
From: cording@sorokin.anu.edu.au (Dean Cording)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Do laptops need screensavers?
Date: 21 Nov 92 02:20:29 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.76.12

hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt) writes:

>In article <cording.722088324@sorokin> cording@sorokin.anu.edu.au (Dean Cording) writes:
>>hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt) writes:
>>
>>
>>However, phosphor do suffer from burning in.  We have a Toshiba 3200 with
>>a phosphor screen that is used for the Lanalyzer on our network.  It
>>has the display pretty heavily etched into the screen.
>>>-- 


>What kind of a toshiba has a phosphor screen?  I have only seen (a) LCD,
>(b) active/passive matrix color LCD and (c) plasma.  I can't see how any
>of these can "burn in" an image since none of them use an electron beam
>to excite a phosphor spot to the point of luminescence.  The orange
>displays aren't phosphor based to my knowledge -- I had always assumed
>that they work on a similar principle to other plasma-based light
>sources.....  is there any phosphor in there?

Sorry, my mistake.  I meant plasma when I said phosphor.  

Exciting a plasma generates heat which IMHO I suspect affects the display.
This display has a definate shadow of the Lanalyzer display on it.  It
can still be seen when the unit is switched off as being darker than
the uneffected area of the screen.  The operation of the screen is not
adversely affected apart from this shadow.
>-- 
>!Robert Hyatt                    Computer and Information Sciences   !
>!hyatt@cis.uab.edu               University of Alaabama at Birmingham !

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: ritc0003@student.tc.umn.edu (Kent C. Ritchie)
Subject: Re: Source for T1000 SE battery????
Organization: University of Minnesota
Distribution: comp
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:22:02 GMT

Don't know about the least expensive... but I *know* Bizmart has 'em here
in MN and they have a 1-800 # in the 800 directory.  I believe they will 
ship anywhere in the US.  I think the going rate was about $60.

If you can't find the 800 # email me and I will get it from the local store.


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From: ematias@explorer.dgp (Edgar Matias)
Subject: Re: How is the battery life with screen illumination turned off?
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Date: 22 Nov 92 19:20:50 GMT


Turning off the backlighting of the screen to conserve the battery would
certainly help.  However, some (most?) backlit LCDs are unreadable without
the backlight turned on, so this is not generally a good option.
 
I have a PowerBook 100 and I find that powering down the hard drive extends
battery life *considerably*.  It's a bit of a pain having to wait for it to
start spining again to access the disk, but if all you're doing is word
processing and you have a memory based word processor this is not much of
a problem.
 
So, if I were you, I'd first try to find a laptap that has a readable LCD
even when the backlighting is off.  Next, I'd look into the power management
features of the computers you're considering.  They should allow you to specify
a short period of time afterwhich the hard drive powers down (as short as 30 sec.)
 
One thing I always thought was a good idea and never understood why no one
has done it yet, is having ambient light piped in light the back of the LCD.
The microscopes I used in high school worked like this.  Don't know why no
one has tried it yet...
 
Edgar
-- 
Edgar Matias
Input Research Group
University of Toronto
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: sknapp@iastate.edu (Steven M. Knapp)
Subject: Re: Source for T1000 SE battery????
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 12:02:10 GMT

In article <CRAMER.92Nov18174443@gaxx.Eng.Sun.COM> cramer@Eng.Sun.COM (Sam Cramer) writes:
>> What is the least expensive source for a replacement battery for a
>> Toshiba T1000 SE?
>
>I don't know if they are the least expensive source, but a friend just
>bought a T1000SE replacement battery from Tote-A-Lap.  The same friend,
>incidentally, is very satisfied with the memory he bought from Tote-A-Lap
>for his machine.
>
>Sam


I got a 2MB card for Tote-A-Lap, great memory...BEST PRICE ($77)....

They are not the best for batterys, I have seen them other places cheeper.
(Do not remember off hand)
________________________________________________________________________ 
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Iowa State University; Ames, IA           Durham Center Operations Staff
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From: troch@gandalf.Rutgers.EDU (Rod Troch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Dell Laptops - Compuserve Group
Date: 23 Nov 92 20:18:34 GMT
Organization: Right Coast HQ For Stupid Pub Tricks


Howdy,

Dell Computers sponsers a group on Compuserve.  They make available
through their forum updates to the bios used in their laptops (and
possibly other computers).  I just recently updated my A03 bios to
A08.  

I will be making an inquiry this evening on the Dell forum if it would
be okay for me to make their bios upgrades available for FTP to
internet users.  

Now onto something more pertinent...

I currently own a Dell 325NC laptop.  I have been less then satisfied
with the battery.  I charge the battery (to what I think is a full
charge.  I get a full charge while looking at the battery status bar
(fn b)).  I then get only about 45 minutes of use out of it before
it goes dead again.  Have you had any success in getting more than
45 minutes from one of those new Nickel Hydride batteries?

Rod
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: covey@us-es.sel.de (David Covey US/ESS3)
Subject: JUICY PROBLEM FOR BORING TECHIES
Cc: simon
Organization: SEL-Alcatel LTS Dept. US/ES
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 17:46:18 GMT

Ah ha!  Hello boring technical person...  (This is a joke NOT a compliment.) 

I recently posted some FAQs about notebooks and got some very useful replies.  
I`m thinking about purchasing one but on my own terms, so to speak.  What I would REALLY like to do is the following and I would like to know some EASY and/or cheap ways of achieving it.

(I would expect to purchase a 486 based machine with loads of RAM and a big hard disk but just a "normal" screen so I could take it with me to work in Germany from home in the UK.)

At home I have a 386 with 4Mb RAM 65Mb Hard Disk and SVGA Colour Monitor.  My wish list is:
	
	1.	Continue to use PC as "stand alone" at home (for wife to use)
		as it is - i.e. without any messing about...

	2.	Upgrade the PC to run OS/2...

	3.	Link the laptop/notebook to the PC and use the 486, hard disk, 				
		RAM and HD in the notebook, the monitor, floppies and hard
		disk on the PC and the printer which is linked to the PC...

	4.	Do it all as simply as possible - ideally just plug in from one 
		to the other and go.

I currently use DRDOS 6 and Windows 3.1 (at least I would if it would admit my mouse exists more than 50% of the time) with various applications.

Simple huh?

Ideas so far - Network (Novell Lite?); Docking Station; Loadsa wires.  	

Thanks in advance for any ideas (preferably by email).


David
From: graff@vnet.ibm.com (Michael Graff)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 09:18:12 PST
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: ThinkPad Monochrome Info Want

In <AMARIT.92Nov17183351@ryouko.cs.titech.ac.jp> Amarit Laorakpong writes:

>I'm thinking of buying IBM ThinkPad, but the 700C model in Japan (I'm
>studying in Japan now) they sell for 782,000 yen (about $6,300).
>It's too much for me. I only want a 486 machine but don't mind about color
>screen. I called IBM Japan yesterday and they said that
>there is no monochrome version on sell in Japanese market yet.
>I'm just wonder whether monochrome version is already on sell in US or not.
>Does anybody have informations about ThinkPad series with monochrome display?

Yes, the ThinkPad 700 is offerred in the U.S. It's the same as the
700C, but with a mono screen.

...Michael Graff
From: John W. LeBlanc <jleblanc@nature.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Zenith Slimsport - LCD turns yellow? HELP!
Date: 19 Nov 1992 02:18:51 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
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In article <1992Nov18.172249.5060@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> Joel
Sheffield, jbs@picasso.ocis.temple.edu writes:
>
>I have also found that I can repair the problem by hitting the computer
-not
>recommended.
>
Funny, I found this method most effective with my Zenith 171 (Remember
these 17lbs- 512K [an upgrade] - 2 5.25" floppies - no hard disk)
whenever the screen went blank, or it refused to boot, or it suddenly
quit and showed me a picture of the world. And it still works, but not
often.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: junikka@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Jari Junikka)
Subject: Re: Dell NL25
Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin Dept. of Mathematics
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 02:49:05 GMT

mohr@rtsg.mot.com (Wilson Mohr) writes:

>My department bought six of them about 2-3 months ago. We have nothing but
>good words to say about them. They were bought to replace some CompuTRASH
>(CompuDyne) that we had bought 3 months earlier (very bad experience).

I'm curious what kind of problems you had with the CompuDynes.
I have a 486DX machine which is fine so far, I quite like it actually.
Just curious what to expect. I've been transporting it around daily
between school and home (in a backpack on a bike). It gets some shaking
around. No problems so far. 

jari
From: frank@husc10.harvard.edu (Paulo Frank)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: query: "missing command instructor"
Date: 23 Nov 92 04:20:33 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.laptops
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

I have a query.  Don't know the first thing about computers.  My Zenith
Supersport 286 has died on me and when I turn it on I get a message which
says "bad or missing command instructor." I tried to put DOS in the hardrive
just in case it was gone, but it didn't work.  Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Paulo (frank@husc.harvard.edu)
From: sutrisno@metz.une.edu.au (Trisno..!!)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Notebook Price in Singapore
Date: 19 Nov 92 01:08:21 GMT

Hi,.
I am going to Singapore in december for few days.
Does anyone know about Notebook prices in Singapore?
Is that cheaper than in AUstralia ?????
I am after a 386sx/dx machine with at least 4 Mb RAM and
80 Mb hardisk.
Thanks in advance..

Please replay to:
sutrisno@metz.une.oz.au
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.sun.hardware
From: "David Herron" <david@twg.com>
Subject: Re: SUN Sparc-Compatible Laptops
Sensitivity: Personal
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:49:28 GMT


Can we expect that a TSunami based SPARC laptop is in the works
and due out sometime next spring?

Seems likely to meeee...


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From: heiby@chg.mcd.mot.com (Ron Heiby)
Subject: Re: IBM new laptops
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Schaumburg, IL
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 01:15:44 GMT

I played with the "joystick" on the new 700 at a show a few weeks ago.
They have come up with some kind of name for the thing that is
completely boring.  I think that they should call it the "Stud Mouse".

It is bright red, located between "G" and "H".  It hardly moves at
all.  As you push on it, the mouse pointer moves in the direction you
were pushing.  As you push *down* more, the speed of the mouse pointer
movement increases!  As you are using the Stud Mouse with your index
finger, your thumb naturally rests above the two mouse buttons,
located beneath the space-bar.  Really slick!
-- 
Ron Heiby, heiby@chg.mcd.mot.com	Moderator: comp.newprod
"The centipede has a thousand legs, but he cannot tapdance."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,dc.forsale,misc.forsale.computers
From: pcolsen@super.org (Peter C Olsen)
Subject: For Sale: GRiD 386SX Laptop with 120 Meg HD
Organization: Supercomputing Research Center
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 18:13:23 GMT

I'm selling my GRiD 1550sx laptop to get a desktop '486 machine that
has the horespower to support my dissertation research

	GRiD 1550sx with a 386sx at 20MHz
	120 MB hard disk
	4 MB RAM (expandable to 8 MB)
	LCD VGA with external VGA monitor port
	3.5 in 1.44 MB floppy
	Internal 2400 baud MNP 5 Modem
	2 *additional* serial ports (3 total, including the modem)
	External keyboard port, printer port, and expansion buss
	DRDOS 6.0 with SuperStor compression software (/w disks and manual)
	Windows 3.0  (only used to support Xlispstat)
	Spare battery (total of 2)
	Wide selection of PD software, including TeX, Demacs, Lisp, etc
	(All commercial software will include disks, manuals, and
		letters requesting transfer of registration.)

This is a classic GRiD in the black magnesium case.  It's been an
excellent computer --- both for portable and desktop use.  On the
road, I use it as a regular laptop with the built-in keyboard and
mouse and at home I plug in a full-size keyboard and use it as a
desktop.  It has been more than powerful enough for any use so far
(including large spreadsheets, APL II, C++, and TeX), but I am
starting dissertation research on a Ph.D. in computational mathematics
and I will need more speed for that.

Price: $1600.

Peter Olsen; pcolsen@super.super.org

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