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From: u855203@geo.geol.utas.edu.au (Michael J Harlow)
Subject: What version of DOS on Tosh 3100SX ?
Summary: What version can I run ??
Keywords: Toshiba 3100SX DOS
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 12:53:30 GMT

We have a Toshiba 3100SX at the company I have joined, and they have a
it running Toshiba-DOS V4.0.  I have been told of horror stories when they
tried to install vanilla MS-DOS V5.0 onto it.

Were they doing something wrong ? Or do I need a Toshiba-DOS V5.0 for it ?

We need more low memory free thus the move away from a variant of DOS V4.0

Thanks, Michael.

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From: hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: How do I switch between internal trackball and external mouse?
Keywords: CompuAdd 325TX mouse trackball
Date: 20 Dec 92 17:57:02 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham

In article <2B343970.11908@news.service.uci.edu> dkrause@hydra.acs.uci.edu (Doug Krause) writes:
>In article <8029@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> georgew@tekig1.pen.tek.com writes:
>#I have a naive question that lots of laptop users must already know the
>#answer to.  My wife has a laptop with a built-in trackball that behaves like
>#a Microsoft mouse on COM2.  (It's a CompuAdd 325TX.)  If I buy a serial mouse
>#for it, is there an easy way to switch between using the mouse and using the
>#trackball at startup time?  The NVRAM setup allows me to swap the COM1/COM2
>#ports, so presumably I could just buy a mouse that was Microsoft compatible
>#and swap the ports, but that seems like a pain if I have to do it very often:
>
>I'm just taking a guess here.  If you get the mouse (on COM1) and start
>the driver, I think it will probably find the mouse there and just ignore
>the trackball.
>

Correct.  In fact, most mouse drivers let you specify which com port
to use.  If unspecified, some will go "mouse hunting" and find the first
one.


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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:25:44 EST
From: <RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Best hardware for portable writing
Distribution: comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.palmtops

In article <BLK.92Dec14113535@vanity.mitre.org>, blk@mitre.org (Brian L. Kahn)
says:
>
>I hope I can stir up a few opinions on this.  I have a slightly
>different list of requirements for a laptop/palmtop than most posters
>I've seen on this group.  I want a portable writing station.
>
>Priorities:
>        1) Small and light.  I've found that six pounds is too much, I
>revert to using pen and paper when I go out.  Five pounds is still
>high, I think that 1-4.5 lbs is the range I want.
> ... (Stuff deleted)
>Best candidates are: ...
>        Tandy WP-2 - 2.5 lbs, under $200 used, good battery life, fine
>keyboard; but squinty 80x8 screen, poor communications, poor editor,
>small memory
In defense of my WP2 (even tho I don't use as much as I should)
  Keyboard is fine; 80x8 screen is adequate if you get the angle
correct - you have to tilt the machine *JUST* right....
  You can add a 128k chip for (relatively speaking) *GOBS* of
memory; Load WP2DOS into a PC, connect a null modem cable, and
transferring files to/from a pc is a breeze;

  My gripes with my WP2: (1) TOTAL lack of any calculating capability
in the system, none whatsoever. As I was sitting in the library one
day with my WP2 in front of me while I was plunking way on my
pocket calculator, it struck me that this was *DUMB*. IMHO,
WP2 could/should have been a fine little ultra-lite notebook,
if the powers that be at Tandy/Radio Shack had just exercised a little
more judgement/foresight.
-- But if I don't shut up, this'll degenerate into a good ol'-fashioned
Tandy-bashing session.
 BobM, PSU-Harrisburg
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: heeb@watson.ibm.com (Hansruedi Heeb)
Subject: Re: Are there restrictions on traveling overseas with laptops?
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 02:08:44 GMT
Distribution: usa
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

In article <1992Dec7.183336.11149@cbnewsi.cb.att.com> 
   rhw@att.com (Robert Wentworth) writes:
> 
> Am I likely to experience any legal problems in doing so, either from
> those countries or from the US? ( ... export restricted s/w on disk )

The only legal problem I can think of concerns your modem. In many
countries where the phone system is a national monopoly you are
required to rent/buy modems from the government (or at least have
some seal of approval if you buy it). I strongly doubt that this
law is actually enforced on laptop carrying business travellers
but be prepared (tell them that you do not even have a cable to
hook it up to the local brand of phone outlet if asked).

Hansruedi
From: chris@athena.mit.edu (Chris Murphy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: PCMCIA ethernet adapters
Date: 14 Dec 92 23:15:21 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Does anyone have vendors of PCMCIA Ethernet adapters that support AIU
ports?  I'l like to get one for use with an AST Powerexec, but both
the AST card and one by Zircom only support thinwire and twisted-pair.

Thanks.

Christopher Murphy, N1HQL   |    
MIT Network Services        |
chris@mit.edu               |
From: torrunes@grimne.idt.unit.no (Tor Rune Skoglund)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: 44-pin cables for 2,5" harddisks?? WHERE???
Date: 12 Dec 92 21:03:42 GMT
Reply-To: torrunes@grimne.idt.unit.no (Tor Rune Skoglund)
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology

Does anyone know where to get those 44-pin cables for use with
2,5 inch harddisks? (Same as in most laptops...)

Just the connectors might do as well.

Any suggestions?


- Tor Rune
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers
From: melz@well.sf.ca.us (Melvin L. Zwillenberg)
Subject: Toshiba T1000 with DOS 3.3
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 02:43:26 GMT


The Toshiba T1000 with DOS 3.3 that I posted here has been sold.
Thanks to the many people who expressed interest.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.os.msdos.misc
From: williams@nssdcs.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Williams)
Subject: Re: What's wrong with DOS 4.01?  (was Re: Sharp PC-6220 -- good, inexpensive notebook)
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:26:31 GMT

In article <BzF47F.35t@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> norlin@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Norman Lin) writes:
>ekrimen@wet.UUCP (Ed Krimen) writes:
>
>>The machine comes with DOS 4.01, which I've heard is deadly.  I'm
>
>Why?  I'm running 4.01; what's wrong with it?  I believe I have heard
>something like this before, also, but have never heard any specifics.
>
>Norman Lin
>norlin@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu

I can't name any specifics, but I've read that DOS 4.00 was written by
IBM and was not done well.  Microsoft reverse engineered the changes
and fixed the bugs.  I'm not sure how the MS vs IBM numberings map,
but I understand that MS-DOS 4.01 is not too bad.  Generally, I put
DOS 3.3 on small machines and 5.0 on AT and higher, where the 5.0
memory management is useful.  I may just start using 5.0 everywhere,
as I've gotten quite spoiled by DOSKEY.

Jim

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From: jimw@empros.cxn.dec.com (Jim West)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Info requested:  Panasonic/Tandy CF250 memory
Date: 17 Dec 92 14:59:54 GMT
Reply-To: j_west@zebpik.enet.dec.com
Organization: Random Mixed



  I have a 4Mb memory module for the DECpc 320p.  This is equivilent to
one of the Tandy models (we just re-sale theirs).

  This is the 386sx 20Mhz notebook.

  I'm asking $220 or BRO.

-/ Jim /-
From: georgew@tekig1.PEN.TEK.COM (George Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: How do I switch between internal trackball and external mouse?
Keywords: CompuAdd 325TX mouse trackball
Date: 20 Dec 92 06:53:44 GMT
Reply-To: georgew@tekig1.pen.tek.com
Distribution: na
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

I have a naive question that lots of laptop users must already know the
answer to.  My wife has a laptop with a built-in trackball that behaves like
a Microsoft mouse on COM2.  (It's a CompuAdd 325TX.)  If I buy a serial mouse
for it, is there an easy way to switch between using the mouse and using the
trackball at startup time?  The NVRAM setup allows me to swap the COM1/COM2
ports, so presumably I could just buy a mouse that was Microsoft compatible
and swap the ports, but that seems like a pain if I have to do it very often:
I'd rather just type a command at startup, before entering Windows.
Any advice?  Neither CompuAdd's documentation nor salesdrones were very
helpful.

And while I'm on the subject of mice, can I just buy a generic mouse, like
the one CompuAdd sells, or are the software interfaces different enough that
I should buy a Microsoft mouse?  This would be for fairly infrequent use:
the only use that comes to mind is for use with Microsoft Paintbrush, which
came bundled with Windows.

Thanks.

George.S.Walker@tek.com  *OR*  georgew@tekig1.pen.tek.com
*OR*  uunet!tektronix!tekig1.pen.tek.com!georgew
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers
From: sknapp@iastate.edu (Steven M. Knapp)
Subject: Re: Internal Modem for Toshiba
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 06:33:11 GMT

In article <1992Dec19.202256.2474@news2.cis.umn.edu> ritc0003@student.tc.umn.edu (Kent Ritchie) writes:
>My original buyer never got back to me after saying he wanted this...  So I
>am posting it again...  I have lowered the price from $60 to $50.
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>I have a Megahertz T342D modem for sale.  It fits Toshiba T1000LE\SE\XE,
>T1200 Series, T1600, T2000 Series, T3100SX and T3200SX notebooks/laptops.  
>
>I have all the manuals and the box.  It has only been used 10 months.  I
>am getting rid of it because a kind friend gave me a 2400 w/MNP-5.  
>
>I am asking $50 for it.  You pay the shipping if any.
>
After having shoped and purchased such a modem (kicking myself), I would like
to add that this is a GREAT price!
Cheepest I found was $79. That was a store clearing out their Toshiba
inventory.
________________________________________________________________________ 
Steven M. Knapp		                    Computer Engineering Student
sknapp@iastate.edu	            President Cyclone Amateur Radio Club
Iowa State University; Ames, IA; USA      Durham Center Operations Staff
From: ekrimen@wet.UUCP (Ed Krimen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Sharp PC-6220 -- good, inexpensive notebook
Date: 17 Dec 92 04:04:52 GMT
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco

For those that are looking for a light machine to take on the road for word
processing, with a good keyboard and backlit VGA screen, this may be the
one you're looking for.  A couple of weeks ago, I bought a refurbished
Sharp PC-6220 (with a 90-warranty from Sharp).  It's a 4.4-lb 286 with a
20meg hard drive and no floppy.  I use Telix and a null-modem cable to
transfer files between it and my desktop computer.  I paid $675 plus $15
S&H from Future Home and Office in New York (800-551-8888).
 
These machines are virtually non-existant since they've been discontinued,
so they're extremely hard to find.  I've heard it's similar to the Texas
Instruments 2000.  The store I bought it from has only a few left, so if
you're interested in getting one, I'd recommend calling them very soon.
Ask for Ezriel; tell him I sent you. :^)  (Oh, the machine is supposed to
come with a two-hour battery, but one wasn't shipped with mine; he told me
he's contacted the distributor to send me one.  We'll see how long it takes
for me to receive it.  It's been almost two weeks since I called him about
it; I'll probably contest my Visa bill if I don't get the battery before
bill.)
 
The machine comes with DOS 4.01, which I've heard is deadly.  I'm
familiar with DOS 5.0, but I've also heard that DR DOS 6.0 is pretty
good.  Which one should I get?
 
I'm currently using a shareware text editor/word processor called
Boxer.  It's pretty good.  Much better than PC Write, which someone
gave me.  Any other suggestions for text editors that I should try?
One of the things I like best about Boxer is the drop-down menus.
 
Are there batteries available for this unit that will last longer
than 2 hours?  Are there external chargers available so I don't need
to have the battery in the computer to charge it?
 
Any other advice you have that can bring me up to speed would be great!


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From: anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: PCMCIA ethernet adapters
Date: 15 Dec 1992 02:41:41 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4

In article <1992Dec14.231521.402@athena.mit.edu> chris@athena.mit.edu (Chris Murphy) writes:
>Does anyone have vendors of PCMCIA Ethernet adapters that support AIU
>ports?  I'l like to get one for use with an AST Powerexec, but both
>the AST card and one by Zircom only support thinwire and twisted-pair.

You mean an AUI (DIX connector, 15 pin D shell) port?  Off hand I don't
know of any, but you could try D-Link and IBM.  I don't have contact
information for IBM PCMCIA cards, it's possible they only support them
on their own machines anyway.  There are also cheap media converters to
go between 10Base{5,2,T}, although you may have to use a more expensive
repeater.  See comp.dcom.lans.ethernet for more information.

By the way, is there any reason you don't want to use a parallel port
ethernet adapter?  (speed, AC power, size?)

D-Link Systems Inc.
5 Musick
Irvine, CA 92718
714-455-1688
714-455-2521 fax

I have no relationship with any of the above mentioned companies.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers
From: melz@well.sf.ca.us (Melvin L. Zwillenberg)
Subject: Toshiba T1000 with DOS 3.3, external floppy, more.
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 02:57:53 GMT


My previous posting seems to have gotten truncated, so here
is the full text for another try:

 FOR SALE:



 A very SPECIAL T-1000. A previous owner had DOS 3.3, Sidekick and

 KEDIT (an excellent text editor) burned into a ROM with which he replaced

 the original ROM.(Thus, this machine can easily be used with parallel-port

 hard drives which require DOS 3.X) The original KEDIT and Sidekick Manuals

 are included. The 768K RAMCard is installed, so you have a total of 1280K

 which can be divided as you like. I use 640K system RAM and 640K HardRAM

 non-volatile RAMDISK D: but you can reduce the RAMDisk and use some as

 Expanded Memory (EMS). This machine also has an extended capacity battery

 (nearly brand new) which gives 7.5 hours between charges. $425.



 TOSHIBA Car battery adapter for the T-1000 (use your cigarette lighter

 socket) $50.



 External 5.25" 360K Floppy disk drive for the T-1000 $150.



 OR ****SPECIAL PACKAGE***: $550. takes EVERYTHING !



 Please rep
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: marick@cs.uiuc.edu (Brian Marick)
Subject: Gateway Nomad info sought
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 17:11:24 GMT

I'm considering the Gateway nomad, possibly the 420SXL (more for the
higher resolution on the external video than for the 486).  Does
anyone have an opinion?  Keyboard feel is very important - the more
travel and crispness, the better.  How does it compare to the Dell
keyboards?

Thanks.  I will summarize if I get enough responses.

Brian Marick, marick@cs.uiuc.edu, testing!marick@uunet.uu.net
Testing Foundations:  Consulting, Training, Tools.
Freeware test coverage tool:  see cs.uiuc.edu:pub/testing/GCT.README
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: 881244y@dragon.acadiau.ca (Choon Lin Yeo)
Subject: Problem with Eurocom 386-33DX
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 05:35:36 GMT

Hi, 
	The notebook I own has constantly given me "error initializing 
hard disk controller" when the computer got booted. I have to turn on 
and off a few times before it boots properly. Does anyone has the same 
experience? Or solution? 

	Thanks in advance.

yeo 
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From: rseymour@reed.edu (Robert Seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: i486SL Laptops/Notebooks/Sub-Notebooks
Keywords: i486SL, intel
Date: 14 Dec 92 08:11:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1992Dec14.081146.23756
Reply-To: rseymour@reed.edu
Organization: Reed College, Portland, OR


	I'm looking at buying a laptop or notebook computer, and I want one  
with a i486SL cpu. For those of you who don't know, the i486SL is a 3.3V low  
power i486 cpu series released by intel last month. It has the 8K cache, cache  
controller, risc integer core, and FPU same as the i486DX series. It is a  
wonderful chip with the power of a full i486DX (though not superpipelining) and  
lower power requirements than a i386SL! If it's used with high capicity Nickel  
Hydride (NiH) or Lithium Polymer (Li-Polymer) batteries, it will have a *very*  
long battery span. 
	So far the only laptop/notebook that I've seen using it is the new  
color Compaq (the active matrix monochrome [it's called monochrome, but it's  
really grayscale] still uses a i386SL). I'm looking for other computers that  
use this chip, either with a grayscale or color display. If you know of any,  
please email to me or post with the company, model, and any other information  
you know about it. Thank you in advance.
 
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Artificial Life Project			Reed College
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: tfoley@camaro (Tim Foley)
Subject: External Docking Station Info
Organization: camaro
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:48:16 GMT
Summary: Want to build one for everyone!

  Ok, no one seems to have come forward with information regarding Docking 
stations...  someone out there must know more than I do, such as the pinouts 
of that 96 pin connector on that back of our laptops...
 
  Could everyone reading this group, please, take a sec, have a look in your 
laptop manual for the PINOUT for the EXTERNAL EXPANSION BUS.  If I can get 
ahold of it, I'll start to build one for my NBCC 386 Laptop and post the 
instructions to the net.  It should be a simple matter, and from what I have 
seen of two docking stations (From a distance really), they are just bus 
expanders with a power supply to handle the extra load.
 
  I have a could of 4 slot mini motherboards (Has no CPU, just 4 slots and a 
power supply connector) so I can use them to experiment on.
 
  I have priced out docking stations, they are all over the $500 mark here 
in Canada, and basically the same in the US, this is NUTS!  When they sell 
386 33mhz motherboards, complete, for $136....
 
  Lets get together one this one and get a info-sheet/faq made up on how to 
build your very own docking station for well below $100, kinda catchy eh!
 
						Tim Foley
 
Note: Please reply to 'whome!camaro!tfoley' as my uucp map is not out till 
      the 15th.
 



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From: jew@venus.sunquest.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: MNP protocol in software
Date: 15 Dec 92 23:50:49 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Organization: Sunquest Information Systems

In article <1glbp8INN6do@haydn.crhc.uiuc.edu> impact@crhc.uiuc.edu (Temporary Account for HP visitors) writes:
>jew@venus.sunquest.com writes:
>
>
>>I've just downloaded the software associated with MNP protocol for IBM
>>PC compatables from simtel20.  My question is, what public domain
>>software has implemented this?
>
>>We have MNP modems at work, and when I dial in over a noisy line with
>>my wife's MNP modem, it's error-free, sometimes slow, but no errors.
>>Have any of the public domain communications programs implemented this
>>software?
>>--
>Yes, it has been done but only on MSDOS system. It was originally called
>MTE and later enhanced to MTEZ. The company is MagicSoft but they
>recently bought out by WordPerfect Corporation. You might be able
>to find out more info from WordPerfect. I believe the WordPerfect
>BBS even has a section for MTEZ.
>
>MTE originally was shareware but now MTEZ is commercial. Does anyone
>know the latest release of MTEZ? I heard there were some problems
>connecting to true MNP modems but I forget which brands...

The only hit I got on mte was a "multi threading environment" on
a machine in germany.  Anyone know where I could find the PD version?
--
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Every silver lining has a cloud inside it.
From: sheinberg-david@cs.yale.edu (David Sheinberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Hardcards on Toshiba T5200?
Date: 12 Dec 1992 00:27:27 -0500
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: zoo-gw.cs.yale.edu


Has anyone tried to install a Quantum (Plus) hardcard in the full
length slot of the T5200?  Will it fit?

David Sheinberg

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