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- From: karches@utdallas.edu (Tom Karches)
- Subject: Re: PB100 4/40
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.155604.25646@utdallas.edu>
- Keywords: modem, battery
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- Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
- References: <32280@adm.brl.mil>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:56:04 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- In article <32280@adm.brl.mil> lapoint@adm.brl.mil (Claude Lapointe) writes:
- >
- >Just bought subject machine from Price Club @ $899, including
- >1.4M floppy drive. I already have a Plus (vanilla 1Meg version,
- >except it has 4meg RAM, 1 external floppy, 1 external 40Meg HD)
- >running 6.0.7, and I bought my college student daughter a IIcx 5/80
- >running sys 7.
- >
- >I bought the PB to protect against exhaustion of the supply, but may
- >end up returning it - haven't even opened the box yet.
- >
- >Can I connect the PB100 to a modem?
-
- Plug the modem into the printer port or install an internal modem
-
- >
- >Can it run plugged into a wall socket, thereby not depleting the
- >batteries?
-
- Yes.
-
- >
- >Can the floppy drive provided therewith be used with my Plus
- >(sys 6... or 7?) or my daughter's IIcx?
-
- No. The plug is different.
-
- >
- >How many lines and columns can the screen display, say, in the default
- >teachtext font? In the default 9 point font?
-
- 80 columns by 25 lines with no problem. More with smaller fonts, I suppose.
-
- >
- >General comments about PB100 utility?
-
- Works great for general note taking, communicating to bulletin boards,
- simple DTP. Twice as fast as your Plus. Light enough to not be too much
- of a bother. I sold mt PB170 as the 100 suited my needs better at less
- cost.
-
- Regards,
- Tom Karches
- karches@utdallas.edu
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