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From: [e-mail] (George chow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: Re: Summary please
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Date: 20 Aug 92 16:04:35 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (James Gillespie) writes:
|> Hi everybody,
|>
|> This is probably something that gets asked a million times a week, but could
|> some kind soul please mail me a summary of what's available in the palmtop
|> market at the moment?
|> Thanks,

I'll attempt a summary of The World of the Palmtop According to Me, :)

    Atari Portfolio - 5Mhz 8088, 40x8 display, 128K, 1 proprietary slot
    HP-95LX - 5Mhz V20, 40x16 display, 512K/1Mb, 1 PCMCIA slot
    Poquet - 80x25 display, don't recall the other details
    Sharp PC-3000 - 5/10Mhz 8086, 80x25, 1Mb, 2 PCMCIA slots
    Casio BOSSes - custom processor, various screen sizes, 32-128K, 0/1 proprietary slot
    Sharp Wizards - custom processor, various screen sizes, 32-128K, 0/1 proprietary slot

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George