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- From: toddb@mr2.Eng.Sun.COM (Todd Bernhard)
- Newsgroups: comp.terminals
- Subject: Re: cheap compact terminal
- Date: 27 Aug 1992 20:34:54 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
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- References: <714881694@anthrax.cs.duke.edu>
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- You might want to get an HP95LX and an external, portable modem.
- All told, it would probable cost you $650...cheaper if you buy
- used components. And since the modem can be used on other systems,
- that's a plus over a built-in modem. The whole setup would still
- be smaller than a traditional notebook.
-
- That's one of the reasons I bought my HP95LX...to use as a terminal
- when I'm on the road, without having to lug around some huge laptop.
- And the calendar and phone book are a bonus!
-
- ---todd
-
- In article <714881694@anthrax.cs.duke.edu> jwt@duke.cs.duke.edu (Jeffrey W. Tannehill) writes:
- >
- > I am interested in getting a compact, cheap terminal. I have used a
- >Zeos laptop computer with builtin modem and it is almost perfect for my needs,
- >however it is not mine to use regularly and it certainly has more than I need
- >on it (the hard drive makes it heavy). I have heard of an old Radio Shack
- >computer (I believe the Tandy 102?) which had a 40x8 character LCD built into a
- >one piece flat panel shaped box (no folding screen panel), and that might be
- >sufficient except that there is no modem built in.
- > The minimal-ideal terminal I am looking for might be:
- >
- > LCD display at least 40x8 characters
- > small footprint, no larger than a Zeos Laptop
- > battery powered
- > builtin modem at least 1200 baud
- > some terminal software to connect to a Unix machine
- > less than $500 price tag (new)
- >
- >Notice I didn't mention any OS or software or hard disk or floppy disk.
- >Currently, I don't care about any expandability, peripherals or growth
- >potential, as long as it will connect me to a Unix machine over a phone line.
- >It can be a palmtop, but an internal modem must be an option.
- > Am I asking too much (or rather too little)? Is there a market for
- >portable notebook terminals that will fit in your brief case, but don't cost
- >as much as the laptops that run DOS or Windows? Thanks for any info!
- >
- >--
- >/*______________________________Jeff Tannehill_______________________________*
- > * MAIL: Duke Dept. of Computer Science Internet: jwt@cs.duke.edu *
- > * Durham, NC 27708 USA PHONE: +1 919 660 6500 */
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- Todd Bernhard, Sun Microsystems, toddb@Sun.COM <my opinions are MINE>
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