Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!DENNETT@SRI-NIC.ARPA From: DENNETT@SRI-NIC.ARPA (Steve Dennett) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: re: very portable Message-ID: <501@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 19:14:59 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.501 Posted: Wed Aug 7 19:14:59 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Aug-85 23:51:32 EDT Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 36 Steve, I've owned a Compaq "transportable" for over a year and am quite pleased with it as a computer. However, the Compaq (and other "transportables") are really rather a nuisance to carry farther than from home => car => work, etc. At ~30 pounds and sewing-machine size, they probably aren't what your friend wants. Money is probably the crucial factor. The lightest, highest quality lap-top are the GRID machines. They recently introduced a line of fully IBM PC compatibles called the GRiDCase 1, 2, and 3. These weigh about 12 pounds, have an 80C86 cpu, and 1 720K 3-1/2" disk drive. Accessories include a 5-1/4" drive (external) for loading IBM PC programs, an expansion chassis, and an internal 1200 baud modem. Prices depend on how much you value your eyes, as follows: GRiDCase I (LCD regular LCD screen) $2975 GRiDCase II (enhanced [backlit] LCD screen) $3150 GRiDCase III (plasma display screen) $4350 RGB video out port $ 350 Internal 300/1200 baud modem $ 795 As you can see, not cheap. A new machine your friend might be more interested in is the Panasonic Executive Partner (not to be confused with the older Sr. Partner). This machine is a laptop with a plasma display screen and built in thermal printer, and supposedly will sell for around $2600. [I've only seen ads for this one-- see the August issue of Byte, pg. 63]. Hope this helps. Steve Dennett dennett@sri-nic.arpa -------