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From: hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt)
Subject: Re: LCD wear.
Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 02:36:22 GMT

In article <1993Jan24.200746.19759@husc3.harvard.edu> jiu1@husc11.harvard.edu (Haibin Jiu) writes:
>In article <1993Jan20.012201.4523@cis.uab.edu> hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt) writes:
>>Yep, it's a FAQ based on superstition.  run your LCD like you like, it has
>>no effect on longevity.....
>
>But as far as I know, due to the way LCD screens work, a "white" pixel
>is the normal mode, i.e., it's the natural state of the display material.
>To create "black" and other shades, the material cell has to be twisted
>through the use of an electric current.  So I think it *is* a bad idea
>to make your screen background black.
>
>Just my 2 yen, whatever.
>
>HBJ

It doesn't impact the LCD "pixel" to be either on or off.  It doesn't have
a maximum number of minutes in black mode or white mode.  If it did, what
would your watch do after 5 years? (and I have one that has worked that long.)
In short, run it like you like it....  several engineers have responded in
this group in the past that it makes absolutely no difference to the LCD
panel's life...  So, to quote them, if you like black on white or white on
black, enjoy either....  you won't be hurting your LCD at all.



-- 
!Robert Hyatt                    Computer and Information Sciences   !
!hyatt@cis.uab.edu               University of Alabama at Birmingham !
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: emil@shell.portal.com (emil rojas)
Subject: IBM Laptop
Summary: Where do I find an IBM laptop to look at?
Keywords: laptops, IBM
Organization: Portal Communications Company
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:58:40 GMT


Does anyone know where I go to get a demo of an IBM laptop?


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: kevin@mpls911.uucp (Kevin Herrboldt)
Subject: Re: Active matrix monochrome screens?
Organization: City of Minneapolis Emergency Communications
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:48:50 GMT

hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt) writes:
>
>My latest ad says the PB180 is active matrix.  I haven't personally seen
>one.  Compaq is considered the only PC class machine with AM LCD screens.
>

The PB180 is a very, very nice 4-bit active matrix display.  I own one, after
upgrading from a PB170.  Aside from now having a 16-grey scale display, the
PB180 has a true black, unlike the monochromatic PB170 (which is bluish or
greenish).

If you can afford it, the active matrix is a must for a notebook.

-- 
Kevin Herrboldt                                                 kevin@mpls911
Minneapolis Emergency Communications Center         ...!mishima!mpls911!kevin
City Hall Room B-911, Mpls, MN  55415
(612) 348-7216
From: hart@husc10.harvard.edu (Sergiu Hart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: modem/fax for IBM 700C
Date: 27 Jan 93 08:32:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc3.1993Jan27.033232.19848
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

[]

i would like to get a modem/fax for my ibm thinkpad 700c.
any experience with these ?  (ibm makes a 9600/2400,
and apex data 9600/9600 [?] ).

thanx.
	--sergiu hart--
	hart@husc9.harvard.edu
From: microsoc@black.ox.ac.uk (Microsoc)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Toshiba TSR Pop-Up
Summary: Bug in T4400sx Pop-Up Menu?
Keywords: toshiba 4400 popup
Date: 24 Jan 93 21:42:14 GMT
Organization: Oxford University Computing Service, 13 Banbury Rd, Oxford, U
Originator: microsoc@black

I've got an LCD version of the Tosh 4400sx and there seems to be a 
slight (albeit pretty benign) bug in the Pop-Up setup (the Window 
you get when you press <Fn-Esc>. This is in the Screen settings 
option on the Window. There are 2 modes available - Normal and Reverse
- these are selected by using the Left Right Arrow keys, but if the
Right Arrow key is used when the Display is already in Reverse (i.e.
you use the R-Arrow to get from Normal to Reverse), the screen goes all
'yellow' and you can't revert back to the Reverse or even Normal setting.
Usually you can turn the power off and back on again to reset the 
screen - but it is a bit annoying. I'd like to know if my machine is the
only one doing this?

On another totally unrelated matter - According to the documentation,
it should be possible to have the Pop-Up Window work in Windows 3.x
but I'm unable to do so. Does anyone know what the memory settings 
be in order for this to work - and what drivers should be loaded up?

PS Will the Autoresume drivers work for all Windows versions?

PPS Are there Autoresume drivers for operation systems other than
MS-DOS (i.e. UNIX, Linux?)

Thanks.

Thariq
From: hfesh@usho0c.hou281.chevron.com (F.E.Shipley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: DataWorld
Date: 25 Jan 93 23:05:07 GMT
Organization: Chevron

Does anyone know what happened to this company. Where can you get parts or service?
All the phone numbers quit working except the one that advertises all the other dead
numbers.
From: ccastdc@prism.gatech.EDU (David Chow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Fastse.com for T1000SE????
Date: 24 Jan 93 05:02:49 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <C1BBxq.7EK@news2.cis.umn.edu> ritc0003@student.tc.umn.edu writes:
>Steven Knapp!!!!!
>
>You mentioned a program called fastse.com in a post.  You said it improves
>performance.  You could tell us all more about ehat it does and where to 
>get a copy.  i looked over internet and all the local BBSs and couldn't find 
>it.
>

	I've got a program like that.. called turbose.com.
  it increases the performance.. in norton si, from 2.4 to 2.6 ...
  please post how your program does.. thanks..

-- 
David Chow                                                                      "It's no longer I who livee, but Christ" 
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
Internet: gt9351c@prism.gatech.edu  or  ccastdc@prism.gatech.edu
From: ST402248@brownvm.brown.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Toshiba TSR Pop-Up
Date: 25 Jan 93 20:38:14 GMT
Organization: Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island  USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: brownvm.brown.edu
X-News-Software: BNN via BNN_POST v1.0 beta

In article <1993Jan24.214214.25734@black.ox.ac.uk>, microsoc@black.ox.ac.uk
(Microsoc) said:
>On another totally unrelated matter - According to the documentation,
>it should be possible to have the Pop-Up Window work in Windows 3.x
>but I'm unable to do so. Does anyone know what the memory settings
>be in order for this to work - and what drivers should be loaded up?
>
>PS Will the Autoresume drivers work for all Windows versions?
>
>PPS Are there Autoresume drivers for operation systems other than
>MS-DOS (i.e. UNIX, Linux?)
>

The pop-up window will not work in 386 enhanced mode windows period, ever.
I have written some programs to correct this problem, including a
battery monitor and screen backlighting blanker for windows.  These are
available on ftp.cica.indiana.edu in the pub/pc/win3/util and desktop
directories.  The Autoresume driver will work on both Windows 3.0 and 3.1
and there are no autoresume drivers for any other operating system except
for OS/2 V1.3.  I believe they are working on one for OS/2 V2.0.

                            -- Scott.

p.s. the Toshiba Windows utilites are called WinBatt.zip and WinBlank.zip
respectively.  There is also a WinTosh.zip which does most of the rest
of the popup functions but I have only written versions for the T2xxx
series.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: wilkr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (richard wilk)
Subject: Ideas & Help needed: Running Laptop from Car Battery
Summary: How can this be done???
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:45:28 GMT

I need some feedback, advice and tech help on the following problem.

I will be spending the summer living in a tent in Central America,
miles from the nearest power line. I will be spending most of my time
writing on my no-name clone  386SX laptop. This uses a fairly standard
12V nicad battery, and generally gives me about 1.25 hours.

I have located a couple of photo-volataic trickle-chargers which will
take about 8 hours to charge my  battery (the cheapest one I have found
is from a company in Ann Arbor, at 313 453-6746 if you are interested).
But this will only give me an hour of writing a day.

We have the money to buy a 4000 watt coleman generator (best price
so far about $425), but not enough money to run it more than 2-3
hours a night (and who wants the noise anyway). We may have enough also
for a small PV array, but I don't know how large or what wattage.

I am presently thinking about buying a car battery down there, 
a battery charger, and an inverter. Then I would charge the car battery
every night, and run the computer off it through the inverter the
next day. Damark has a 100 watt inverter for sale right now for
c. $70.

Questions: Will this work? Has anyone tried something similar? 

Sub-questions: How long do I have to run the generator to get the
battery charged?

How big a PV array would I need to replace the generator completely? (we
will be running a few lights and radios in the evenings too)

How many hours of use can I expect to get out of a car battery if
the computer is drawing about 45 watts (I *think* that is what
the manual says).

Does it make any sense at all to be going from 110 volts AC (battery
charger) to 12 Volts DC (battery) to 110 volts AC (inverter, computer
power supply) to 12 Volts DC (computer power jack)????? Is there
any way to feed the computer, safely, straight from the car battery??

I would appreciate hearing from anyone with experience, ideas or
knowledge (there must be someone with all three). 

Thanks very much

Rick Wilk


-- 
Richard Wilk                             Anthropology Dept.
wilkr@iubacs                             Indiana University
voice 812-855-8162                       Bloomington, IN 47405
"Things are more like they are now than they've ever been before."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: dhinds@leland.Stanford.EDU (David Hinds)
Subject: Re: best colour display
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 23:19:03 GMT

In article <1993Jan26.182013.10115@cis.uab.edu> hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt) writes:
>
>I am using the compaq lite 25c and haven't seen a better screen yet.  Mine has
>no "locked" pixels in any of the three colors.  I also like the trackball better
>than the IBM joystick after trying the 700c.  If the little stick could sense
>how far or hard you push it to produce faster motion when you push harder, it
>would be ok, but the one I tried didn't behave like this....

I tried the IBM 700c today, and the Trackpoint stick definitely senses
how hard you push -- if you push really hard, the pointer really zips
across the screen.  I found it to be very easy to use; the teensy
trackballs on other laptops don't seem nearly as nice.  But I saw that
you can now get something that feels similar, called the "PortaPoint",
for about $60.  If I buy a laptop that comes with a trackball, I will
replace it with this gadget.

        - David Hinds
          dhinds@allegro.stanford.edu
From: publications@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (And now the envelope please....)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Laplink alternative on DR DOS
Date: 25 Jan 93 14:54:00 EST

DR DOS 5.0 has a utility called filelink that does the same
things as Laplink. Also I could not get Laplink to transfer files
between my laptop and a system with DR DOS 5.0. The manual said it has
to do with all the TSRs that DR DOS has. But I was able to use filelink to pull
the files I wanted off the laptop and onto the PC.
From: dpj4303@ultb.isc.rit.edu (D.P. Joyce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Laptop Alarms
Summary: alarmS
Keywords: laptop, security, alarms
Date: 28 Jan 93 13:55:31 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology

I am currently the owner of a PowerBook and I am worried abot someone
walking away with it...

I have read about alarms that mount to laptops that are programmable and
emitt a very loud alarm when the laptop is disturbed by an unauthorized
individual.

Does anyone have info? For ANY laptop (not just the PB)?


					Dennis Joyce
					dpj4303@ultb.isc.rit.edu
From: jiu1@husc11.harvard.edu (Haibin Jiu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: WANTED: PowerBook 100
Date: 25 Jan 93 01:14:49 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc3.1993Jan24.201450.19760
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

I am very very interested in acquiring a PowerBook 100 for a
friend.  It should have:

* 4 MB of RAM and 40+ MB hard disk
* the external floppy drive
* not been sent back for repair and should be in near new condition

And he also wants an internal fax/modem, although this I think he
can get through mail-order.

Thanks.

HBJ
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: ronjames@leland.Stanford.EDU (Ron Ernest James)
Subject: Re:IBM L40 386 sx 20 New Monitor
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 20:35:43 GMT

I Recently received an IBM L40 386 SX 20 laptop computer from a friend of
mine with a small problem; the monitor was busted.  I would like to know
where I could get a replacement monitor, and for how much.  Could I do
the replacement myself after buying the monitor? Also, would it be easier to
buy a skeleton L40 and just transfer my memory, hard drive, and modem?
Finally, I tried to hook up the vga port to an external monitor, and no disp-
lay appeared.  I cannot read the lcd screen, so I do not know if there is
an icon for monitors on the os/2 desktop.  Does anyone know what's wrong here?
Comments by e-mail would be greatly appreciated.
From: mrobbins@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: ZEOS - Warning to those considering
Date: 21 Jan 93 12:50:36 EST
Organization: Univ of Miami IR

I just want to tell a little story.

About atwo months ago, I ordered a Zeos 386/25 Freestyle notebook with all the
nice trimmings.  This company has been nothing but evasive and unhelpful. 
After trying to get a confirmed shipping date from these clown for months, and
being put off for "just a few more weeks.... 5 or 6" I finally just got fed up
and cancelled my order.  Low and behold, when I called their computer was down
and they couldn't even CANCEL.  So they call me back in 2 hours and say that
they can't cancel because my order shipped "this morning!"  (What a
coincidence, huh?  RIGHT.)  

I have decided to refuse their order when it arrives.  Reason?  Well, other
than stubborn principle, can you imagine what it's going to be like trying to
get them to get off their asses and SERVICE it for free?  They don't even move
with a $2,700 check waving in their faces.  Besides, I've heard rumours that
they're in bad financial shape (big surprise).

Mark
From: dwatola@amtsun.jpl.nasa.gov (David A. Watola)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: looking for toshiba 386 gas-plasma display laptop
Date: 22 Jan 1993 22:27:54 GMT
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: amtsun.jpl.nasa.gov

does anyone have or know of such a machine for sale?  
if so, please respond to dwatola@bvd.jpl.nasa.gov. 

thanks


Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: S_SCHROEDER@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de (Schroeder Michael)
Subject: Wanted: RAM/MODEM for Commodore C286LT
Organization: University of Ulm, Germany
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 12:25:56 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.25beta

I'm looking for an expansion-ram-module for my Commodore C286LT.
Is there any possibility of getting some of the 2 MB-RAM-modules?
What's about the internal modem ?

I would be glad if there were a possibility in germany !

Please reply by e-mail !

thanks in advance

   M.Schr"oder, Germany
From: publications@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (And now the envelope please....)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Thanks for Librex info
Date: 25 Jan 93 15:01:52 EST

Thanks to Greg Weiss for the update on Librex.
I'd respond to you personally, but our E-mail is out.
I called Omnidata and found the 8 mg upgrade I needed for a mere $999!
I guess when you have a corner on the market you can charge
what you want. But now at least I know its available and where to get it
once I win the lottery! Thanks again for the librex update. 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: t90yuan@mp.cs.niu.edu (yuan tzeng)
Subject: WANTED: used laptop
Keywords: laptop
Organization: Northern Illinois University
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:04:27 GMT

I lately consider to buy a laptop. I don't much
care the speed or display. 286/386 is ok, don't
need softwares, necessay kits like charger are
required; memory 1M is fine, HD 10/20/30 are all
fine. Budget is pretty tie-- $500 is maximun!!
please write to t90yuan@mp.cs.niu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: LCD wear.
From: jiu1@husc11.harvard.edu (Haibin Jiu)
Date: 25 Jan 93 19:10:26 EST
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

In article <C1EwqG.G7C@panix.com> schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster) writes:
>In article <1993Jan24.200424.19758@husc3.harvard.edu> jiu1@husc11.harvard.edu (Haibin Jiu) writes:
>>
>>And I too heard someone mention that Windows in the normal mode
>>puts extensive wear on the screen.  But why?
>
>
>There is no wear, regardless of the color combination you choose.
>This is urban myth, not supported by the physics of the way these displays
>work.

Well I think I answered my own question in a later post to the original
question.  By definition there is wear on the LCD display every time you
use it, since its natural state is simply "off."  And when you apply an
electric current to change it, wear occurs.  The same goes with CRTs
since the screen surface is constantly bombarded by high speed electrons,
although most recent CRT screens wear off very slowly, over a long
period of time.

HBJ
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: ben@sys.toronto.edu (Benjamin Gamsa)
Subject: Comparison of T-1000XE and Panasonic 170
Organization: DCS, University of Toronto
Date: 27 Jan 93 03:17:04 GMT


I need a little advice.  My mother, due to some screw-ups at the local
computer shop, has found herself in a situation where she has the
choice between a Panasonic Business Partner 170 or a Toshiba T-1000XE
(both would be second-hand replacements).  On the surface, they appear
reasonably close on most features, with the Toshiba appearing to have a
slight edge.  The problem is that she would have to wait for the
Toshiba, but has the Panasonic in her hands now (although it appears a
little flaky, it may just be the battery, which will be replaced
free).  Any feedback on the two models would be greatly appreciated, in
addition to any other similar models that she might push for instead.
Also, if anyone knows how much either of these models would cost new or
second hand, it would also be helpful.

Thanks for any help.

	ben
--
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Dept. of C.S., University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. CANADA,  M5S 1A4
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: sknapp@iastate.edu (Steven M. Knapp)
Subject: Re: Fastse.com for T1000SE????
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 08:35:07 GMT

In article <81508@hydra.gatech.EDU> ccastdc@prism.gatech.EDU (David Chow) writes:
>In article <C1BBxq.7EK@news2.cis.umn.edu> ritc0003@student.tc.umn.edu writes:
>>Steven Knapp!!!!!
>>
>>You mentioned a program called fastse.com in a post.  You said it improves
>>performance.  You could tell us all more about ehat it does and where to 
>>get a copy.  i looked over internet and all the local BBSs and couldn't find 
>>it.
>>
>
>	I've got a program like that.. called turbose.com.
>  it increases the performance.. in norton si, from 2.4 to 2.6 ...
>  please post how your program does.. thanks..

This sounds about the same as 'fastse.com'.

Fastse was posted, uuencoded, quite some time ago (about a year), and I am
sure that there are no archives that old. All I would be able to get for you
would be the program, no docs, and no test program. The docs mentioned who
wrote it, and the usual freeware stuff. The test program was something that
timed the CPU, something like number of seconds to count to a trillion or
something. It was to show that there was a speed improvment. SI will do the
same. I would be more than happy to post it uuencoded (as that is how I got
it) but for now, I am still waiting for my next notebook to be shipped to me.
The person from who I bought it has been very busy, and I do not know when
that will be. BUT WHEN IT COMES, I'LL POST. If you can find turbose, take
that. It sounds to be the same. 

I also had a backlight control program, and some pascal that controlled a
bunch of the system things. I do not know if I can redistribute the pascal
code, but if you are intrested in it let me know within the next week, and
I'll restore it from a backup of my account, and talk to the person who wrote
it to see if I can send it. In a week or two the backup will be overwritten
and it will be gone forever!

________________________________________________________________________ 
Steven M. Knapp                             Computer Engineering Student
sknapp@iastate.edu                  President Cyclone Amateur Radio Club
Iowa State University; Ames, IA; USA      Durham Center Operations Staff

Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: sknapp@iastate.edu (Steven M. Knapp)
Subject: Re: T1000SE floppy drive problems
Keywords: T1000SE, Toshiba, Flopp-Drive
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 06:13:32 GMT

In article <ymiwa01.727638769@mailserv> ymiwa01@mailserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de (Ulrich Wandel) writes:
>After I dropped my T1000SE the last time, my 3.5 floppy doesn't work properly any more. It can read with some difficulties 720kB disks, but fails completely on 1.4MB disks. 
>
>I must assume that it is 'only' maladjusted but the Toshiba Service Center only offers to replace it for DM330 ( ~$200).
>
>Has anybody had experience with this problem?
>I would appreciate any comments (either to the group or via email)
>Thanks a lot!

There was a intresting thread on compu$erve a while ago about the cable that
connects the drive to the motherboard being routed wrong in some T1000SE's.
This cable may or may not be your problem. You could open the computer and see
if the cable in secure in it's socket and if it has any sharp bends in it
which have caused the conductive traces to be broken.

________________________________________________________________________ 
Steven M. Knapp                             Computer Engineering Student
sknapp@iastate.edu                  President Cyclone Amateur Radio Club
Iowa State University; Ames, IA; USA      Durham Center Operations Staff
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: phwong@dimsum.us.oracle.com (Paul H. Wong)
Subject: Re: SPEED vs. RAM in a notebook !?!?
Followup-To: comp.sys.laptops
Keywords: RAM
Reply-To: phwong@us.oracle.com (Paul H. Wong)
Organization: Oracle Corporation
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 23:19:58 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

In article <1993Jan26.122420.416@sgcl1.unisg.ch>,
92637966s@sgcl1.unisg.ch writes:
|> How much difference in speed are an additional 2 MB or even 4 MB of RAM.
|> Is it worth buying the additional memory or should I step back from
investing
|> anything in this machine.

2MB is marginal at best for the type of applications you are running.  I don't
think you will regret it if you get it up to least 4MB.  I have a COMPAQ
Contura 3/25c with 8MB and 120 HD and it runs Windows applications at a 
user-perceived speed comparable to my 12MB DELL 486D/33 Desktop PC at work.

- Paul

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