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From: jay@hp-pcd.UUCP (jay)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: New HP Computer
Message-ID: <6200048@hp-pcd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 11:50:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  8 11:50:00 1985
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Corvallis, OR
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Nf-From: hp-pcd!jay    Mar  4 08:50:00 1985


	The display is a 9" electro-luminescent display.  The display is
	capable of 85 characters by 31 lines, but we use multiple
	windows, each containing 80 by 24 characters.  The 256K of ROM
	you speak of contains only the kernel.  The trick was not
	compressing the kernel calls to fit, but in compressing our
	drivers.  The 3.5" disc holds approximately 700k of data.  Our
	OS does not swap processes, so lack of a hard disc is not a
	problem.  We do have a RAM disc that can be loaded with
	frequently used files for faster access.  Hard discs are
	available in sizes from 15 Meg to 55 Meg.  They attach to the
	built-in HPIB interface in the back of the machine.

	Jay Phillips, Hewlett-Packard Portable Computer Division

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