20 May
2011
20 May
'11
1:07 p.m.
I susemct that
rules out Alison's suggestion of the Epson PX8. It has a
flip-up display which ahs to be flipepd up to use it (it closes
screen-side down). I think it cab be folted reight back, though, but you
may thin that's still a 'clamshell'
Well, the PX8 isn't really quite the physical barrier that a standard
laptop would provide, and I certainly would welcome what I hear is an
excellent keyboard. however, that in direct sunlight even the straight LCD
of the Z88 was
struggling when getting warm. The display went decidedly black and
smudgy when the machine got too warm.
FWIW, I think my brain would have shut down long before that...
As a few people have pointed out to date, the Z88 will
take some beating
in reality! Kudos to Sir Sinclair...
I had an M100 long before the Z88 came out, and love(d) it. When I got to
use a Z88, I pretty much hated it. I found the M100 had a better
keyboard, clearer dispaly and was much better documetned (the lack of
custom ICs was a bonus too :-)).
I guess it comes down to what you are used to :-)
-tony