HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
Subject: Re: Portable sound
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 04:45:50 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.041825.29064@muddcs.claremont.edu> jokim@jarthur.claremont.edu (John H. Kim) writes:

>No additional phone numbers or addresses were given.  No additional
>information about SB or Adlib compatibility was given.  If you find
>out more info, by all means POST!

Okay.  There's also stuff on hard drives, keyboards, etc.

Microkey/AudioPort
	12 bit audio sampler/player 4-44.1kHz
	MS-Windows, MS-MPC, Soundblaster compatible
	Video Associates Labs
	4926 Spicewood Springs Road
	Austin TX 78759
	800-331-0547
	512-346-5781
	512-346-9407 fax

Audioport (note this appears to be quite different from the Microkey device)
	MS-Windows, Soundblaster compatible
	Media Vision
	47221 Fremont Blvd.
	Freemont CA 94538
	800-845-5870
	510-770-8600
	510-770-9592 fax

keyboards, keypads
	full stroke keyboards, numeric keypads, adapters
	Genovation Inc
	17741 Mitchell, North
	Irvine CA 92714
	714-833-3355
	714-833-0322 fax

$25 Network, Little Big Lan
	serial and parallel port file sharing
	Information Modes
	P.O. Drawer F.
	Denton, Texas 76202
	817-387-3339

floppy, CD-ROM, tape, hard drive
	Parallel Peripherals Technology Inc.
	260 West Arrow Hwy #E
	San Dimas CA 91773
	800-222-7240
	714-394-7244
	714-394-7742 fax

EasyStor
	40-180 MB hard drives
	UniStor Corporation
	23402 South Pointe Drive
	Laguna Hills, CA 92653
	800-422-2115
	714-581-3442
	714-581-7564

Send additions/corrections to anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu.  This file can
be gotten via anonymous ftp as csd4.csd.uwm.edu:/pub/Laptop/parallel.devices.

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From: chetter@leland.Stanford.EDU (chet pager)
Subject: Telnet & Telephone
Keywords: telnet modem
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 20:44:08 GMT

	** Please send responses to chetter@leland.stanford.edu **

I have a cool 386/25 notebook with a fax modem.  I travel lots.  I am very
keen on email.  1) Is there a list of phone numbers in the USA, Europe,
Australia or the world where I could call up and get a telnet prompt?  I'm
sure the must be some other way for me to access my email account while
travelling besides a long-distance call to Stanford.  In Germany this
would be particularly helpful.

2) Any tips from travelers about using a fax or modem abroad?  If I set it
on pulse, will it always work?  Do all telephones use just two wires, and
if I just rip apart my modular phone plug and jam the wires randomly into
forign wall sockets will it work....or is there a better way??

Thank you if you can help.  I can barely read news let alone anonymous
ftp, so anything you SEND to me at chetter@leland.stanford.edu will be
most appreciated...info or software or whatever.
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From: gettys@regent.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys)
Subject: Re: MS-DOS 5.0 on a T1000SE ?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: 25 AUG 92 22:00:17    


In article <1992Aug25.162942.5711@sequent.com>, holzman@sequent.com (Alan Holzman) writes...
>Is anyone running vanilla MS-DOS 5.0 on a T1000SE ? Does it require the
>Toshiba version of DOS 5.0 or can the MS-DOS 5.0 shrink-wrap work ?
>This machine comes with DOS 3.3 in ROM and also on floppys.
> 
>Any hints or tips for running DOS 5.0 and Stacker 2.0 on a T1000SE ?
> 
>Thanks for your suggestions ;
> 
>- Alan
> 
>-- 
>Alan Holzman					Phone =	(503) 578-5184
>Operating Systems Product Line Manager		FAX = (503) 578-9890 
>Sequent Computer Systems Inc.   MS=DES2-704	Internet = holzman@sequent.com
>15450 SW Koll Pkwy,  Beaverton, OR. 97006       UUCP = ...!sequent!holzman 



	The only things that won't work are the Toshiba specific stuff like the
power saver stuff and the resume and the emm manager for their expanded memory.

	All in all - get it from Toshiba -  It's worthit


	/s/	Bob Gettys -  formaer T1000LE owner
From: myron@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Myron Cox)
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 23:07:02 GMT
Subject: Re: Portable pointing devices
Organization: the HP Mtn.View Resp. Cntr.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops


I own the portable version of the Logitech Trackman, and I have not been
very pleased with its performance.  It simply is not very accurate.  When
you try to zero in on a menu bar or a windows icon, the arrow will frequently
stick just outside of the desired target, and then suddenly will release
and move past the target.  This problem was evident from the day I bought
the Trackman, so I'm pretty sure that dirt or finger oils on the rollerball
are _not_ the cause.  A quick check with a fellow worker familiar with 
Logitch products revealed that this is semi-normal operation for their
trackballs, so I have reluctantly put up with its poor performance.

On the positive side, the manner in which the unit clips to the keyboard
or sits up on its own is well designed.  True, the Trackman covers my floppy
drive slot, but it's so easy to unclip the trackball, and I switch floppies
so infrequently that this is not a valid complaint of the product.

I have no experience with the expensive Microsoft trackball.  If I replace 
the Trackman, I will probably buy a regular table-top mouse.

Regards,
Myron

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From: gra@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
Subject: Re: PC Brand. A dream machine for $2,460? Wht's the catch?
Reply-To: gra@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
Organization: Computer Center, CUNY Graduate School, New York NY 10036
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:47:14 GMT

Re your 486 notebook from PC Brands:
I'm looking at a 486SL 4/80 from Keydata which advertises in Computer
Shopper.    Their price is $1895.  You could probably add a modem and
more storage and come in for less than PC Brand which only provides a 
nine inch screen.

Eric Graig
CUNY Graduate Center
From: yodaiken@chelm.cs.umass.edu (victor yodaiken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: experience with DECpc 320SX or DELL Dimension NL25 (or similar)?
Date: 1 Sep 92 13:25:03 GMT
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

In article <1992Aug31.185244.21112@news.uni-stuttgart.de> andreas@awstar.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Andreas Wierse) writes:
>The DECpc 320SX which exactly fits the features above and will come for
>about 4,000 DM (w/o mouse) from DECdirekt (as they call it here in
>Germany. My problem is that I didn't find any information about it
>besides the DEC ads: no review, no objective test, etc.. I have no
>possibility to "just have a look" on it, since it can only be ordered
>directly, no show rooms, etc.. Especially the display is difficult to be
>judged from a b/w photograph :-)

The display  is not very good: grossly inferior to the display on my
Toshiba T1000XE and only a contrast control, no backlight intensity
control. The save/resume feature does not work in protected mode. Otherwise
it's ok. 

-- 


yodaiken@chelm.cs.umass.edu

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From: ado@elsie.nci.nih.gov (Arthur David Olson)
Subject: Is there a third party that can upgrade a Toshiba 3100/20 floppy drive?
Followup-To: poster
Organization: National Institutes of Health
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 03:01:43 GMT

A representative at our local Toshiba service center avers that Toshiba itself
cannot provide a 720K -> 1.44M floppy drive upgrade for a 3100/20.  If you
know whether this a technical limitation or a marketing decision, or if you
know of a third party source for such an upgrade, I'd appreciate hearing from
you by electronic mail.
-- 
		    "I am number 2, you are number 24601."
		Arthur David Olson	ado@elsie.nci.nih.gov
		ADO and Elsie are Ampex and Borden trademarks
From: deanc@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Dean Cashen)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 17:11:23 GMT
Subject: Re: Portable pointing devices
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops

In comp.sys.laptops / Guy_Saffold@mindlink.bc.ca (Guy Saffold):

> I've followed the discussion of Logitech Trackman portable mouse with
> interest.  I just bought two of these units and find there are problems
> with both.   . . .
>
>       . . .           Anybody have any good experience with the
> Trackman portable?

As I posted earlier, it's hard for me to use a mouse for any length
of time because I'm getting old & defective; my wrist hurts using
one.  I was kinda hoping to go with the Logitech Trackman portable mouse
because of the design; I've played around with them some and it seems
like a reasonable alternative to a mouse.  So, I'm disappointed in hearing
the net's problems with the Trackman portable.

Let me second Guy's question: anyone have luck with the Trackman portable?
Or, should I stay away and find another pointing device?  If so, anyone
find one that gives you similar control that a "real" mouse gives
you?

Dean Cashen
-- Boise

(Oh, and to Edgar, who I snapped at a bit with my "solution to world
hunger" line: my apologies.  I've been grumpy of late.  Maybe it's my
aching wrist ;-).  See what these mice do to people?  Is this a version
of the "Twinky Defense?")
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From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Subject: Re: Toshiba 3300SL power conservation
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 00:07:36 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <1992Aug26.131947.1034@cis.ohio-state.edu> grichard@swimming.cis.ohio-state.edu (Golden Richard III) writes:
>
>I just bought my Toshiba 3300SL.  I'll post a review after I've had it
>for more than 24 hours.  :)

You'll probably like it.
Apart from the horrible location of the mouse port, there's little
to complain about with this gem.

>Q: Has anyone attempted to use the power conservation features
>(automatic CPU speed reduction, etc.) w/ something other than Toshiba
>MS-DOS 5.0?  I'm waiting for a 6meg RAM expansion and then I'm going
>to load OS/2 2.0 but my curiousity can't wait.  I'm also interested in
>similar info on Windows 3.1, virgin MS-DOS, etc.  The Toshiba
>documentaion leads one to believe that there's something special about
>Toshiba MS-DOS;  I'm hoping that at least some of the power
>conservation features work under other environments, too.

You need Toshiba MSDOS to use the popup, battery gauge, and hotkeys.
It's also recommended to use their EMM386.EXE if you're going to use
that over QEMM386, since certain upper memory blocks are used for 
popup and power management in ways that non-OEM memory managers
won't recognize (C800-CFFF, which you should EXCLUDE).

The power management routines themselves are built into the BIOS and
the Intel microcode. Since the planar BIOS is inactive with OS/2
it's a safe bet they won't work there.

Vanilla Windows 3.1 works just dandy. You need to add a (provided)
386enh device driver to your Windows setup to make suspend/resume
work properly with Windows. 

>
>
>-- 
>Golden Richard III             OSU Dept. of Computer and Information Science
>grichard@cis.ohio-state.edu                                   (614) 292-0056


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From: grichard@swimming.cis.ohio-state.edu (Golden Richard III)
Subject: Toshiba 3300SL memory best price
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 14:49:26 GMT




As a followup to my previous query, I've found Toshiba 3300SL memory
modules for the following prices:

2mb	$105
4mb	$185
6mb	$268

In order to avoid blatant net advertising, mail me if you're
interested and I'll give you the name of the company.  It's likely
their prices on other memory items are low, too, considering the above
prices.
-- 
Golden Richard III             OSU Dept. of Computer and Information Science
grichard@cis.ohio-state.edu                                   (614) 292-0056
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From: karches@utdallas.edu (Tom Karches)
Subject: Re: PowerBook 145 vs PowerBook 170
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 04:41:30 GMT

In article <1992Aug29.215614.1450@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> ccy@po.CWRU.Edu (Cheung C. Yue) writes:
>
>I just found out at our University bookstore about the existence
>of the PowerBook 145 (4/80 for about $2000).  All the clerk could
>tell me was that the screen is the same as that on the 170 (I
>guess active matrix display), but he could tell me nothing else.
>Can anyone help?  Is the 145 a 16 Mhz 68030 machine?  Does it not
>have a co-processor just like the 140?  Thanks for your info.
>

The screen is the major DIFFERENCE between the 145 and 170. The 
145 is passive matrix, like the 140.

The 145 is a 25 Mhz machine, like the 170.

The 145 does NOT have an FPU, unlike the 170

Regards,
Tom Karches
>ccy@po.cwru.edu
>-- 


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From: byu@white.toronto.edu (Benjamin Yu)
Subject: Mitac 386SX
Organization: University of Toronto
Date: 4 Sep 92 02:09:20 GMT

Radio Shack is clearing out their Mitac 386SX/20 at $1499 CAN.  Anyone
has any comments about the price/performance of this machine?

What I know:
     2M / 60MB
     1.44 FD
     VGA, 32 grey scales
     extern video, mouse keyboard ports
     < 6 lbs
     Battery life: 3 hours minimum (at least that's what they claim)
     includes DOS 5

     will not support math coprocessor
     expandable to 6 Mb only
     no internal modem (in fact I don't think there is any internal slot)

I would really like to run OS/2 on this machine, so I probably need 
6 Mb.  

Benjamin Yu
University of Toronto

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From: bodo@phase.Princeton.EDU (Bodo Huckestein)
Subject: Re: Portable pointing devices
Originator: news@ernie.Princeton.EDU
Organization: Dept. of EE, Princeton University
	<1992Aug25.120838.28667@cis.ohio-state.edu>
	<1992Aug25.225853.1@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 14:49:24 GMT

In article <1992Aug25.225853.1@uwovax.uwo.ca> baer@uwovax.uwo.ca writes:

> I own a Trackman, the portable version, and don't like it. I'll list my
> complaints below.   About 98% of my laptop use thus far has been at
> 
> <stuff about poor quality control deleted>
>  
> - on the above, have been trying to get my dealer to replace or repair
> under warrantee, but no luck so far.  Have receipt for notebook system +
> trackman, but no separate warrantee card for Logitech (though I routinely
> mail any such cards in).
> 
I had similar problems with a trackman portable. However, I just gave
Logitech a call and within two days I had a new trackman. I hadn't
send in my registration card and they didn't want any proof of
purchase. Except for the fact that the call to customer support is not
toll-free I'd call that perfect service. BTW, the new trackman feels
just fine. 

>   3) General complaint, outside quality control: with a mouse, I can 
> make sweeping movements to get the cursor across the screen, or fine movements,
> just with my wrist.  With the trackman, this sort of discrim. is not possible.
> While you can adjust the "speed" , once set this speed is constant (as it is
> with a regular mouse), and with a roller-ball that limits you.
> 
Though I would agree in general, I find that I spend much more time
sitting in an armchair with the notebook on my lap using the trackman
than sitting at a desk using my Microsoft Mouse. It can't be really
that bad.

> In all fairness, some positives:
>  - clip on devices (2 supplied) work well on almost all keyboards, laptop
>  units.  There was a complaint in one of the PC mags about how it will
>  cover up a floppy drive if the floppy is mounted on the side of the machine,
>   but on my machine I'm able to slip the floppy underneath it on the
>   rare instance where I need to use the floppy drive (this may not apply
>   to some really ultra-thin notebook models, though).

No problem with that either (but my notebook is not really ultra-thin ;-).

> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Douglas Baer, Department of Sociology,
> University of Western Ontario, London, Canada N6A 5C2
> Internet: BAER@UWOVAX.UWO.CA   
> 
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Princeton University                Fax      : (609) 258-6279          
Engineering Quadrangle              Internet : bodo@ee.Princeton.EDU        
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From: anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
Subject: Re: Recs for pocket/sub-notebook PCs...
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: comp
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 18:48:30 GMT

In article <14423@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> tso@cephalo.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu (Dan Ts'o) writes:
>	What are peoples recommendations and experiences with sub-notebook
>PC's ?  I know of 3 that seem the most interesting (rejecting the Poqet --
>too small keyboard, the HP -- too small keyboard and display and the Atari):

The Zeos's keyboard is virtually the same size as the Poqet's keyboard,
perhaps slightly wider.

>looks better, with 386 and VGA display. Zeos, at $600 sounds cheap, but has
>no harddisk, and they want $450 for a 2Mb memory to emulate a disk, so that

You can buy 2MB SRAM PCMCIA cards (which is what the Zeos uses) for
$350.  A year ago these cards were $1400, they will continue to drop
and might end up at around twice what DRAM SIMMs cost.  The Zeos also
has 384KB of RAM and MS-Works built in.

See csd4.csd.uwm.edu:/pub/Palmtops/pcmcia.sources for a list of
dealers and vendors.
--
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From: judson@watnxt2.ucr.edu (Michael Judson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Wanted: internal Powerbook modem
Date: 31 Aug 92 22:09:27 GMT

If you have an internal modem for the Powerbook that you would like to sell,
could you please E-mail me?  Thanks

--
"I drank what?" -- Socrates

judson@watserv.ucr.edu
From: karches@utdallas.edu (Tom Karches)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Problem with battery in T1100+ (I think)
Date: 3 Sep 92 04:30:39 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas

I have a Toshiba T1100 Plus that has sat idle for quite a while. It
still has the original battery pack. I turned it on recently and
the "Low Battery" light comes on dimly and the machine will not boot.
Nothing appears on the screen.

Are my batteries hosed? Is there any way to run it with just the 
AC adapter? I opened it up and removed the battery pack and if
I plug it in, no lights come on at all. 

Looking at the cable, the first 2 contacts are connected to red wires
and both go to the positive (+) terminal (I assume since the wires
are red.) The next 2 contacts have black wires coming from them
and they both appear to go to the negative (-) side of the pack.

My guess is that this redundant wiring is some sort of interlock
to keep the machine from operating without a battery pack (or is
it intended to minimize wire resistance?)

The specs on the pack say 4.8 volts at 4000maH. I can build a new 
battery pack for $38 (4 batteries * $9.50.) Is it worth it or can
I buy a new pack cheaper?

Any/all suggestions/help appreciated.

Regards,
Tom Karches
karches@utdallas.edu
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From: andreas@awstar.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Andreas Wierse)
Subject: ever heard about Twinhead?
Organization: Visualization Group Comp.Center (RUS) U of Stuttgart, FRG
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 06:36:54 GMT

Hello,

I've been shown a notebook with interesting features and well priced.
Additionally the manufacturer offers a three !! year warranty on this
neat thing. The manufacturer has the name Twinhead and the salesman said
that they are a taiwan company, but are working worldwide (and at least
the data sheet says that they have a special german branch).

So does anybody know something about this company? Perhaps of the
quality of their products?

Thanks in Advance

Andreas

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From: Jim_Sollows@mindlink.bc.ca (Jim Sollows)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Portable pointing devices
Date: 30 Aug 92 21:48:36 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

My own experience with Logitech has not been as good. I had a cable become
damaged on my Trackman and my local dealers could not supply a replacement
despite the fact that the mouse end of the cable has a simple plug on
connection inside the mouse. I assume it is designed to be replaced since
it is connectorized in this manner. I contacted Logitech by phone and was
told this cable is not available, when I queried as to why it was not
available...since my very expensive Trackman is useless without a cable...
I was told and I quote "BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE!" it
was further suggested that I go out and buy another mouse. Well I did
and I am quite happy with my MICROSOFT mouse.
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From: tso@cephalo.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu (Dan Ts'o)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Recs for pocket/sub-notebook PCs...
Date: 29 Aug 1992 17:16:57 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,Tx


	What are peoples recommendations and experiences with sub-notebook
PC's ?  I know of 3 that seem the most interesting (rejecting the Poqet --
too small keyboard, the HP -- too small keyboard and display and the Atari):
	Gateway Handbook
	Zeos Pocket PC
	Dell 3.5lb 386 (forgot model name)

	Any others to consider ?
	I would like it to be very light (1 lb is great, I currently use a
T1000SE and 6-7lbs is too heavy), have a typeable keyboard, decent battery life
(> 3 hours), a least 2Mb disk-like R/W storage, modem. Window compatibility
would be a plus.
	Comparisons and experiences ? Anybody try the Dell ? How useable is
the display since it isn't backlight ? The Zeos ?
	Although I'm sure that is what it costs, the Gateway at $1300 seems
a little pricey for what it is. By the time you add $300 for their floppy
and consider that, as is, it can't run Windows well, the Dell for $500 more
looks better, with 386 and VGA display. Zeos, at $600 sounds cheap, but has
no harddisk, and they want $450 for a 2Mb memory to emulate a disk, so that
is $1050, pretty close to the Gateway, which has a decent hard disk, is
backlite, better display and much faster CPU.
	Comments and recs ? Please email responses, thanks.

				Cheers,
				Dan Ts'o		212-327-7671
				Dept. Neurobiology	dan@rna.rockefeller.edu
				Rockefeller Univ.	...s5!rna!dan
				1230 York Ave.		tso@rockvax.bitnet
				NY, NY 10021

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