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From: rlewis@muskwa.ucs.ualberta.ca (Robert Lewis)
Subject: Re: ZEOS P.PC Owners Wanted
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:19:51 GMT

blk@mitre.org (Brian L. Kahn) writes:

>In article <45040@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> kronberg@sag4.ssl.berkeley.edu (Frank Kronberg) writes:

>   The keys on my Zeos need to be depressed exactly in the middle or
>   the keystroke won't register.  Not a big problem, however.......

>Sounds pretty annoying.  Do you have to watch the screen while you
>type to make sure the letters get entered?  Also, can you touch-type
>on the Zeos in your lap or do you have to place it on a table top?

A second opinion is that such is the case but that you get used to it, I
found that after a weeks work I wasn't skipping letters (or spaces) very
much, the spell checker will catch them in any case.  One can touch type
with the PCC in your lap but you need to put something (a sweater or
handkerchief works) to keep it from tipping backwards, again no big
deal.

>   The screen is very small and the characters are tiny, so as to fit
>   25 lines of 80 characters within this small screen.  This is a more
>   difficult problem and you should try out the Zeos before you buy,
>   so you can decide whether you are  willing to live with this difficulty.

>How can one try out a Zeos before buying?  I thought Zeos used direct
>sales only.  I have never seen a Zeos or Poquet in a store.

They have the standard 30 days no questions money back offer.

Robert M. Lewis			rlewis@muskwa.ucs.ualberta.ca
Department of Sociology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
From: jokim@eis.calstate.edu (Joon Y. Kim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: NEEDED: 80+ MB RLL HD for NEC Laptop
Date: 18 Dec 92 08:59:12 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

My NEC SX/20 laptop has the standard 40M hard drive and I am looking to
replace it with a larger drive. It has an RLL drive (2.5") and I don't
know if there are any sources for larger drives. I would settle for a good
used drive if it came with some guarantee.

Any vendor names will be appreciated.

					Joon Kim (jokim@eis.calstate.edu)
From: gt0577c@prism.gatech.EDU (ZADNIK,JERRY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: ****  WANTED  *****   Used 2400 baud external or *pocket* modem
Date: 17 Dec 92 22:01:57 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

****  WANTED  *****   Used 2400 baud external or *pocket* modem for laptop.

I just bought a Toshiba T1000 and I am looking for a used modem to
go along with it.  I would really like something small and easy
to use.  I heard about these *pocket modems* which sound perfect,
but a new one is a little outside the affordability criteria.

Does anyone have an external modem that is just taking up space?
Would you like a little extra Christmas cash?

NOTE:
      - No FAX capability is necessary.
      - 2400 baud is just fine.
      - Supporting software may not be necessary.
          (I've already got PROCOMM)
      - If possible, I would like to get one that uses power from the
          from the phone line.  (no power transformer needed)

Please send e-mail with a description and price if you've got one
of these beasts that you'd like to sell.

Thanks,
         Jerry

-- 
ZADNIK, JERRY
Georgia Tech, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
uucp: ...!{allegra,amd,hplabs,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!prism!gt0577c
ARPA: gt0577c@prism.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: grweiss@ernst.Princeton.EDU (Gregory Robert Weiss)
Subject: Re: Laptop Advice Needed (esp Jetbook)
Originator: news@nimaster
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 02:29:53 GMT

In article <Bz7stM.D3z@acsu.buffalo.edu> do@acsu.buffalo.edu (Huy T. Do) writes:
>In article <1992Dec10.060130.4988@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> gap5u@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Gregory Perron) writes:
>
>>Right now, I've got a Toshiba T1200 w/ 8086, 20Meg hard drive, 1M
>>RAM.  I'm interested in upgrading to a 386SX or SL, 20-25mHz, 60-80M
>>hard drive, 2-4M RAM.  My price range is $1200-$1800.  Am I being
>>unrealistic? 
>>
>No, if you don't concern too much about the brand name.  I just bought
>one last week for $1080.  It's a 5-pound-386SX-20 Librex notebook, including
>battery by the way, has 4 meg of RAM, 80 meg hard drive, external 3.5"
>floppy, DOS 5, QAPlus, LapLink softare, slots for expansion, modem,
>mouse, printer, external VGA monitor, 64-grey-level 9.5" screen,
>dimension of 11.7 x 8.4 x 1.4".
>
>I bought from Damark Int'l, a mail-order discount company, they list for
>$1199, but if you buy it with the Preferred Club Membership, you can get
>10% off.  But they told me that this deal won't last long, due to limited
>quantity.  If you concern about Librex being bought by another company,
>the warranty is still honored by that company.  And Librex, or the new
>company, I _think_ OmniData, will extend the warranty for another 3 months
>on top of the regular one year warranty.

Be aware: Librex is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, as I understand it.
Have you definitely heard that another company will be buying them out?
(from Nippon Steel, presumably?)  I bought a Librex this summer almost exactly 
like the one you describe from a local dealer (CompUSA) for $1800.  Wish I'd
waited till Christmas! :-|  Its a very good machine.  I've had no
complaints about my machine, except for the streaking of hi-contrast images
that occurs on all the < $2500 notebooks.  It's reliable, and compatible 
enough to run Linux (free UNIX- see comp.os.linux).

My Librex package came with a 386SX/25, 5 Meg Ram, 80 Meg HD, 9600/2400 Fax
Modem, Dos 5, Windows 3.1, Microsoft Works, WinFax software, an expansion slot,
trackball, carrying case, battery; pretty much everything I wanted in a 
notebook PC.

>Damark number is 800-729-9000, I think.

  --Greg
From: hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt)
Subject: Re: Very dead T1000SE battery revived
Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:24:26 GMT

In article <WBE.92Dec16151813@crystal.bbn.com> wbe@bbn.com (Winston Edmond) writes:
>wbe@bbn.com (Winston Edmond) writes:
>> * Using a 12V car battery probably also works, but is overkill and looks to
>>     be much more dangerous since the current isn't limited and it probably
>>     causes sparks.  
>
>kees@echelon.uucp (Kees Hendrikse) replied:
>   Never ever try this suggestion, as a car battery (especially a healthy one)
>   is capable of delivering 70-80 Amps through the NiCad, which might cause
>   the NiCad to explode. Always use a device with controlled current. If you
>   can't revive the NiCad with about 10 Amps, throw it away, it's really dead.
>
>I reply:
>   The only reason I mentioned using a car battery is that I've seen that
>suggestion made in this newsgroup before.  The poster of that suggestion also
>said things like [paraphrasing] "if the cable welds itself to the battery
>pack terminal and you can't pull it off, RUN", and "this is very dangerous."
>I agree.  I recommend NOT using a car battery, for all the reasons mentioned
>and others not yet mentioned.  However, in theory, if you tried it and lucked
>out and nothing bad happened, it would work, and perhaps knowing that will
>help someone imagine other, safer, equally effective solutions.
> -WBE

If you gotta do this, go to radio shack or another electronic shop, buy a 1
ohm resister with the biggest wattage you can get and put it in series with
your auto battery/nicd hookup.  the resister will limit current to about
13 amps.  Ohms law:  current = volts / resistance.

The best way to zap a pack like this is to get one of the pulsed dc chargers
that adjust the charge rate by modulating a dc voltage.  Instead of a 
constant 500 ma charge level, they can produce a 10% duty cycle 5 amp
charge rate (same as 500ma over time).  the higher current pulses can
accomplish the same thing.

-- 
!Robert Hyatt                    Computer and Information Sciences   !
!hyatt@cis.uab.edu               University of Alabama at Birmingham !
From: paul.burnett@pcs.sj.ca.us (Paul Burnett) 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Shareware Stacker-lik
Date: 16 Dec 92 20:39:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: PCS-BBS - San Jose, CA - 408-270-4085
Reply-To: paul.burnett@pcs.sj.ca.us (Paul Burnett) 

TO: dmarble@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu

DFM>Having used both Stacker and SuperStor, I strongly recommend Stacker.

Having used only SuperStor, I strongly recommend Stacker.  <G>
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 . QMPro 1.0 41-8688 . ...from San Jose, CA
                                                                                                                                                               
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: charlan@vax2.concordia.ca (M.CHARLAND)
Subject: Re: Shareware Stacker-like Program?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Concordia University
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 14:42:00 GMT

In article <1992Dec13.204207.20109@news2.cis.umn.edu>, ritc0003@student.tc.umn.edu (Kent Ritchie) writes...
>Does anyone know of a shareware like stacker program that compresses the 
>whole drive instead of specific files?  And it needs to work for a hardram.
>Or does anyone use Stacker on a hardram?  Is it worth $60?

Diet is a freeware compression program that works pretty well.  It doesn't
do the drive per se but can be loaded as a device driver or TSR.  It is not
as fast as some other compression programs because, when files are opened,
it rewrites them to disk in uncompressed form and then reads that.  

It is downloadable from the usual sites.
Maurice

From: mic@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Marc Clarke)
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 02:23:55 GMT
Subject: Re: Looking for Toshiba T3300SL / Z-Note 325SL owners comments
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Ft. Collins, CO
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops

A design lab across the way from me bought about 20 T3300SLs.  They
have had to return about 50% of the Toshibas to the factory for
repair.  What a bunch of unhappy campers.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: crubel@encore.com (Curtis Rubel)
Subject: Replacement 2 1/2" Hard drives
Organization: Encore Computer Corporation
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 14:19:20 GMT
Summary: Replacement IDE internal drive for laptop
Keywords: Hard Drive IDE

Hi all,

	Any suggestions on a reliable dealer for replacement
drives for laptops.  I have a ZEOS and was just wondering if
there was a source other than the Manuf. of the notebook itself
that you could get one from.


Thanks,

Curtis Rubel
crubel@encore.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: leavitt@jevex.waisman.wisc.edu
Subject: ?DETATCHABLE LCD PROJECTION SDREEN
Organization: Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Date: 12 DEC 92 15:23:27 CST

Can anyone recommend a laptop which has a
screen which is detachable and can be used for
overhead projection?

Thanks in advance,
Lewis
From: RFM@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Hard Drive for Panasonic 150/Tandy 1100FD
Date: 20 Dec 92 17:50:36 GMT
Organization: Penn State University


In article <1992Dec19.044853.26073@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, mstieb@nyx.cs.du.edu
(Michael Stieb) says:
>
>  Here is my question,  since the introduction of the Tandy 1100HD (HD
>denotes hard drive, I have been wondering where they put the Hard Drive.
>At first I thought it was where the internal modem was in the 1100FD.
>However, In the new RS catalog they offer the same modem for either the
>1100FD or the 1100HD.  Did they (RS) put the HD under the keyboard using
>the port that I have a 1 meg expansion card hooked up to?  I they indeed
>put it there and hooked it to the same port, is it possible to put the
>Hard Drive into that port if I could get my hands on one?  BTW, I have the
>Panasonic version.  Someone makes that Hard Drive for Tandy, there should
>be a way to get it.

An outfit in California advretises/does hd upgrades (and necessary BIOS
upgrades also) for Toshibas and Tandy/Pannasonics. TOTE-A-LAP. Don't
have their 800-number available, but they advertise in BYTE & LAPTOP
PC. They also sell SIMMS for laptops at good prices.

- I talked with 'em last summer about upgrading hd in Tandy 2810 (286/16,
20-meg hd --- 40 megs, thanks to STACKER). They quoted $price somewhere
around $700 for 100/120 megs, I forget which; new drive would be Conner.
I haven't followed up, but I
have purchased mem simms from them & they work fine.

BobM, PSU-Harrisburg
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: blk@mitre.org (Brian L. Kahn)
Subject: Re: Shareware Stacker-lik
Organization: Mitre Corporation, Bedford, MA.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 21:11:04 GMT

In article <792.127.uupcb@pcs.sj.ca.us> paul.burnett@pcs.sj.ca.us (Paul Burnett)  writes:

   DFM>Having used both Stacker and SuperStor, I strongly recommend Stacker.

   Having used only SuperStor, I strongly recommend Stacker.  <G>


Having used only Stacker, I strongly recommend Stacker.  Actually, I
tried some PubDom efforts, but nothing I found in PubDom would work
with windows and go-emacs.  Stacker does.


--
B<   Brian Kahn   blk@mitre.org   "may the farce be with you"

Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: sknapp@iastate.edu (Steven M. Knapp)
Subject: T1000SE/XE/LE 2400MNP5 modem found cheep
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 13:06:21 GMT

Considering the help this newsgroup has given me with prices I thought I would
post this tidbit of info.

BestBuy (a TV-stereo-computer "superstore" like place) used to carry the
Megahertz MNP5 modem for the T1000SE/LE...and alot of other Toshibas(more than
I can remember).

They are no longer getting any new ones in, and have reduced the price on the
current stock to $99. Which is the best price I have seen for the MNP5
version. If you are in the market for an internal modem, it might be worth
looking around, the boxes will be scattered and few. Good Luck!

________________________________________________________________________ 
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: uk03311@nx16.mik.uky.edu (mark w salyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Notebook Wanted.....
Date: 17 Dec 92 00:33:13 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

Hey...
	I am looking for a cheap notebook computer to do Word-processing  
and some minor programming..... all that i will be running will probably  
be Borland C and Pascalg, and a little Word Perfect.... Not very  
concearned about speed, but i am looking for an internal 3.5" and hard  
disk (20-40 megs)... And some kind of color graphics... But I will look at  
anything.... Post or send me the specs...
	
	Thanks 
	Mark......
From: Mark.Bisgeier@f201.n914.z8.rbbs-net.ORG (Mark Bisgeier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: New Northgate Color
Date: 11 Dec 92 14:01:44 GMT

Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

Has anyone seen the new Northgate Color laptop? Someone said the
screen is extremely good, crisp, etc. --  Any impressions?

 * Origin: RBBS-NET <--> In
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: francois@esseye.si.com (Mike Francois)
Subject: Info on DATA GENERAL ONE -- Needed!
Summary: Information on using the COM port on a DATA GENERAL one.
Keywords: DATA GENERAL ONE 
Organization: Smiths Industries
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 12:32:08 GMT

I have been given the task of interfacing
a DATA GENERAL ONE laptop computer to an
A/D circuit.

The only info I have on the laptop is a 
very general owner's manual.  I had planned
to talk to the A/D via the serial port but
I am having no luck.

The serial port does work when using the
laptops built in terminal mode but when I 
try and open it as a device in basica I
get a "device timeout error".  I have hacked
at it for awhile but with no success.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Mike

=================================================
Mike Francois
Smiths Industries - Grand Rapids, MI
email francois@asic2.si.com

In God we trust - all others must have data!
From: swisher@cs.utexas.edu (Janet M. Swisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: T1000SE battery revival/replacement
Date: 14 Dec 1992 09:47:38 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: boogie.cs.utexas.edu

I know there has been previous discussion in this group on how to
revive and/or cheaply replace T1000SE batteries that no longer take a
charge.  Now I need that information.  Could some kind soul email it
to me?  Thanks.

	Janet

-- 
Don't take life so serious ... it ain't *no how* permanent. -- Porkypine. 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: amarit@cs.titech.ac.jp (Amarit Laorakpong)
Subject: Re: Are there restrictions on traveling overseas with laptops?
Followup-To: comp.sys.laptops
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
	<57445@dime.cs.umass.edu>
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 04:36:58 GMT

shrikumar wrote:

>   I think Japan is also on 110. And many 220 countries are really 240V

Japan use 100V with both 50/60Hz (around Tokyo area is 50Hz and Osaka area is
60 Hz).

-amarit 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: solworth@newyork.eecs.uic.edu (Jon Solworth)
Subject: Jetta Jetbook
Organization: Dept. of EECS, University of Illinois at Chicago
Distribution: comp
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 01:22:18 GMT


PC Magazine's recent review of portables reviewed the Jetta Jetbook,
which was the top performance on processor speed.  Does anyone know
anything about this notebook -- how does the keyboard feel, does it
have full travel, how is the screen?
--
______________________________________________________________________________
Jon A. Solworth                 	internet:  solworth@parsys.eecs.uic.edu
Dept. of EECS (M/C 154)         	telephone: (312) 996-0955
University of Illinois at Chicago       FAX:       (312) 413-0024
851 S. Morgan Rm 1120 SEO
Chicago, IL 60607-7053
From: impact@crhc.uiuc.edu (Temporary Account for HP visitors)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: MNP protocol in software
Date: 15 Dec 1992 13:30:48 -0600
Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Distribution: world,local
NNTP-Posting-Host: haydn.crhc.uiuc.edu

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...
From: johnl@pcx.ncd.com (John Light)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Zircom ethernet pocket adapters
Date: 14 Dec 92 21:14:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: pcx.1992Dec14.211400.7690
Organization: Graphic Software Systems, Beaverton, OR

In article <of9uDiK00iw3MHC0V2@andrew.cmu.edu> yaron+@andrew.cmu.edu (David Yaron) writes:
>I have a Texas Instruments Win4000 486/DX 25MHz laptop.  I want to
>connect to the ethernet using TCP/IP.   I want to use Desqview/X to
>display Windows applications on my unix workstation, so network speed
>may be an issue.  Zircom makes ethernet adapters that plug into a
>parallel port.   The questions I have are:

First, it's Xircom, not Zircom.

>1) How fast is the Zircom adapter compared to cards that plug into an AT
>slot or compared to the ethernet adapter TI sells to plug into their
>expansion port.  (I would prefer to keep the expansion port available
>for the as-yet unreleased expansion station.)

I've not used mine a lot.  I use it to turn my laptop into a LAN monitor.
I seemed to work well with a normal parallel port, but I didn't run it
long that way.

>2) The Inmac catalog says Zircom is "enhanced parallel port compliant
>giving speed 10-30 times faster than conventional  parallel ports."  
>Does this require special hardware on the computer?  (Does TI's laptop
>have this?)

Your laptop must have special hardware.  My Toshiba does, and you have
to configure it for enhanced operation.  If your laptop doesn't have a
way to put it into "enhanced mode", you probably don't have it.  The
parallel port isn't a regular printer port when it is in enhanced mode.

>3)  I have access to FTP's TCP/IP software for the more common cards
>(3com etc.)  Is Zircom compatible with some popular standard?

The Xircom adapter comes with every kind of network driver imaginable.
(I don't know if the new ones come with NDIS 2.0)

>4) Am I right in thinking the network transfer is a potential bottleneck
>in running DV/X etc?

Having contributed to the development of DV/X, I believe that a Xircom
adapter with an "enhanced" parallel port will not be a performance
bottleneck.   Without an "enhanced" port, it may be.  Try buying one from
a place with a good return policy.

>Thanks
>Dave Yaron  (yaron@andrew.cmu.edu)

John Light
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,misc.computers.forsale
From: gap5u@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Gregory Perron)
Subject: Is Documentation Standard w/ New Systems????
Summary: new w/o manuals??
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:09:33 GMT

I'm looking into buying a notebook/laptop computer.  One of the
dealers (who contacted me through the net) is offering a Jetta Jetbook
notebook at very competitive prices, especially when the software he's
bundling is included.  However, documentation/manuals are not included
for the most part. 

I'm looking at a 386SXL/25 or 386DX/33.  The DX also comes with
internal modem/sendfax.  Software includes:  DOS 5.0, Windows 3.1,
communication software of choice (w/ DX), Quattro Pro, and
wordprocessor of choice (Wordperfect, which I use, was one of the
choices).  However, of these, Quattro Pro was the only one that would
come with user manuals.  Software installation is "custom done" by
dealer.  I haven't nailed down details, but it's possible I'll get
software loaded on the machine, but no original disks/documentation.
Does this sound normal?  I'm suspicious that this is quasilegal at
best.  Anyone else heard of this? 

Email preferred, but I'll find posts, too.
--
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gap5u@virginia.edu    | what I mean.  No, wait, that's not right...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: hulburt@leland.Stanford.EDU (Kris Anne Hulburt)
Subject: Compatible Macintosh laptop?
Followup-To: hulburt@leland.stanford.edu
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 02:25:12 GMT

Does anyone know if there is a laptop word-processor that is compatible with
a Macintosh Classic?  I know there are some DOS compatible word processor so
I figure somebody has to sell Mac compatibles.  What I would use this product
for is to take notes in class or to work in the library (basically to unchain
myself from my desk).  Memory isn't a big priority, but unfortuneately price
is (otherwise I'd buy a powerbook and forget it).

Along these same lines, does anyone have any experience with Laser PC4?  Do 
you know its dimensions and weight?  Has anyone had any experience with 
Outbound or other laptop compatibles.

Thanks in advance,
Kris Hulburt
hulburt@leland.stanford.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops