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- From: dp@world.std.com (Jeff DelPapa)
- Subject: Can anyone recommend a strange laptop configuration
- Message-ID: <C1Hr1I.9Jq@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 02:32:05 GMT
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- I need to get a laptop with a fairly strange set of requirements -
- Something with a 486 and lots of ram (not too hard) but it has to have
- a 3/4th length expansion slot (8 bit is fine, tho I won't complain
- about ISA) - The only thing I can find are the breadbox sized units,
- and the Toshiba 6400 - both are line cord dependent and something that
- had batteries would be real convienent (I am not expecting great
- amounts of battery life, I just want to unplug it for a few min while
- moving it from place to place without needing to wait for it to save
- my state and retreive it.) Something with a built in ethernet and a
- price tag less than $3k would have me jumping for joy... something
- that weighs less than 7 Kg (15 Lbs) would keep me from adding a back
- injury to my hand injuries. (I currently have the board in question
- in a 12kg breadbox, and it is a real trial to move around)
-
- Why? I need a home for my DragonDictate card - this is my "keyboard",
- I am one of the typing injured - I have to be able to drag it around
- with me, it needs 12mb (8 for the speech system, 4 for DESQveiw/X) an
- ethernet, MS-DOS - It doesn't need Windoze, color, more than about
- 80mb of disk or better than standard VGA resolution. It does need an
- international compatible power supply, two com ports (one for the
- keyboard cable driver box, and one for a modem...) and a parallel port
- (that can be used with one of those ethernet lumps, since I don't
- expect to find a machine with ether built in)
-
- Respond by email, I will summarize if interest is indicated. If I
- don't hear of anything battery powered, I will buy the toshiba
- ($$ouch$$ but it is 5kg) in a few days (I have been quoted $5k with the memory
- expansion and the ether adapter)
-
- I urge everyone to grab the FAQ from sci.med.occupational - typing
- injuries can happen to you if you aren't careful - it is far better to
- prevent it, as I am an example that shows that you can't always cure
- it once it happens.
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- <dp>
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