Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site orca.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!pesnta!hplabs!tektronix!orca!jans From: jans@orca.UUCP (Jan Steinman) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: 68000 Laptop portables Message-ID: <1676@orca.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 22:19:20 EDT Article-I.D.: orca.1676 Posted: Mon Aug 19 22:19:20 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 08:04:59 EDT References: <734@brl-tgr.ARPA> <3303@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Reply-To: jans@orca.UUCP (Jan Steinman) Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 15 In article <3303@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> trudel@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Jon) writes: >ron, > We'll get 680x0 laptops when the computer corps find there is a >'need' for them. This translates into 5 years after the 680x0 has been >replaced by a better processor. Pity. No, we'll get 680?0 laptops when the 680?0 arrives that is IBM PC compatible. Pity. (Seriously, I don't think the 680?0 is out in CMOS yet. Last I checked, it sucked up half an amp of +5! Add memory and peripheral current, and we're talking 5AH cells, which I don't want on *my* lap!) -- :::::: Jan Steinman Box 1000, MS 61-161 (w)503/685-2843 :::::: :::::: tektronix!tekecs!jans Wilsonville, OR 97070 (h)503/657-7703 ::::::