From: steggall@oski.berkeley.edu ()
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Outbound 2030E notebook for sale
Date: 10 Sep 1992 07:39:00 GMT
Organization: U.C. College of Natural Resources
NNTP-Posting-Host: oski.berkeley.edu
Keywords: Outbound, Powerbook, notebook computer

Dear netters:

This is a repost. I've reduced the price in a big way.

I have one Outbound 2030E notebook for sale, $2650:

There's a review of this machine in the September (?) Macworld, 
but I'll try to summarize features for those who'd like to compare
this to the Powerbook 145 or 170.

25 MHz 68030E (low power consumption, but no PMMU:
but virtual memory is not desirable on a notebook computer
because of the high power consumption and is not needed
anyway if you have 16 MB on board)

25 MHz 68882 (FPU - math coprocessor)

16 MB RAM (14.2 MB available for applications)

80 MB hard drive (Toshiba)

6.25 pounds (0.5 pounds lighter than the PB 145 or 170)

Completely modular design - easily upgradable. Possible upgrades
from Outbound include 120 MB hard disk or a 33 MHz 68030

Standard camcorder lead-acid battery - no hassle with 
nicad battery "memory" and available at Circuit City etc.

640 X 480 pixel supertwist display (more legible than 
Powerbook 100 or 145 displays IMHO, and 17% 
larger than any of the Powerbook displays)

FDHD Superdrive compatible floppy drive (it's an Epson
drive and is a bit slower than a normal Apple drive)

Bought in mid-April 1992, still has ca. 7 months of
warranty remaining

Set up with System 7.01 (and tuner 1.11). Runs all the 
software I've thrown at it: I've tried numerous spreadsheets, 
statistics and graphing packages, graphics, word processing,
telecomm, programming (Think Pascal), and tons of shareware
and public domain software, etc.

The machine has an SE ROM and only supports 8 colors. A 
friend has the same machine and he *does* do color. He
bought a ScuzzyGraph box and a 13" color display. He
gets 8 colors which is perfectly fine for the graphing
apps he uses. I can't say for sure, but I think he gets
reasonable color support from most apps. If you really
rely on color you should probably consider a desktop 
mac. From what I've read, the color solutions for the
Powerbooks (although better than the Outbound) are 
expensive and problematic.

Comes with SCSI cable to hook it up to another mac 
and use the Outbound as an external hard disk. This 
is fantastic for keeping files synchronized on your 
desktop machine. I'd go crazy without it. As far as 
I know, it's possible to do this on the Powerbook 
100 but not the 140, 145 or 170. Don't ask *me* why.

This machine is positioned somewhere between a Powebook
145 and the 170. It's really like 170 except for the LCD screen
vs the 170's active matrix. It's nicer than the 145 because it has:
a larger screen (17% larger), an FPU, >14 MB RAM, full
sized keys and non-mushy keyboard, lighter, and is more 
upgradable


I really like this machine a lot, but I want to sell
it for a number of reasons:

1) I'm trying to finish writing my dissertation and 
I find myself using my desktop Mac II, even though 
it's considerably slower, because it has a 2 page 
B&W display, which I'm extremely dependent on. Thus, I don't
really need the portability that the Outbound affords.
2) My professor just bought a bunch of new macs for
the lab, and I can use these machines when I'm in
office.
3) I've decided I would be better off with a laser printer
than a notebook computer.

Price: $2650

Hope I've answered most of your questions. E-mail me
if you have any more questions or want to discuss
delivery/ payment options.

john steggall