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- From: mullignj@acfcluster.nyu.edu
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- Subject: Re: PB100: Just Say NO?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.055434.1@acfcluster.nyu.edu>
- Date: 31 Aug 92 10:54:34 GMT
- References: <17mi00INNcie@agate.berkeley.edu>
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- In article <17mi00INNcie@agate.berkeley.edu>, luigi@paris.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Luigi Semenzato) writes:
- > I need a laptop for four things:
- >
- > 1. take around and do basic text editing;
- > 2. send and receive fax;
- > 3. use as a terminal at home, with a 9600 baud modem;
- > 4. run MIDI software.
- >
- > The PB100 would be just perfect, but what is this I hear about
- > problems with the serial port? Does it mean I can't use it for
- > 2, 3, and 4? How could Apple bungle so badly? Thanks --Luigi
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-
- I would caution you to get a different Powerbook re: #4.
-
- I have a PB100 and bought "The Miracle" (piano teaching software)
- when it came out for the Mac a couple of months ago, but it wouldn't
- run on my PB100. The Mac wouldn't "see" the "Miracle" device
- hooked into the printer port (the same port I use for modem use).
-
- --Jim
-