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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
- Subject: Re: Laptop for Sale!
- Message-ID: <92366.093212RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>
- From: <RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 09:32:12 EST
- References: <1992Dec30.204502.9061@newsgate.sps.mot.com><1992Dec30.205200.9227@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
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- Organization: Penn State University
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- In article <1992Dec30.205200.9227@newsgate.sps.mot.com>, Andrew A. Ford
- <andyf@diablo.sps.mot.com> says:
- >
- > **** FOR SALE ****
- >
- >Tandy 2810 Laptop Computer!
- >
- >THE SPECS:
- >
- > **16MHz 286 cpu (socket for 287 coprocessor)
- >
- > 1 meg RAM (max - 5 megs)
- > 20 meg Hard Drive (can be 'stacked' for a total of 40 megs)
- > [uses an IDE interface. I have seen 2.5" 85 meg HardDrives out
- > there. You could replace the 20 with an 85 pretty easily.]
-
- > (STUFF DELETED...)
- >
- > This is a fine computer...
- >
- >THE BOTTOM LINE:
- >
- > $499.00
- >
- $Price makes me want to cry/scream/cut my throat. I bought one of these
- nearabout 2 years ago - it was state of art back then.... I still owe
- more than *twice* this much for it..... ARGHHHH!!!!!!
-
- One correction/clarification is necessary: The 20-meg hd specs are
- burned in BIOS. Upgrading one of these machines requires BIOS swap-
- out as well. TOTE-A-LAP out in CA used to advertise upgrades for @
- $600, including BIOS upgrade.
-
- BobM, PSU-Harrisburg
-