8 Apr
2000
8 Apr
'00
10:12 a.m.
You must have arms like King Kong to describe the HP 9830 as even
remotely "luggable"---even with out its printer on top that thing is a
moose. Not quite 2 men and a boy to lift it but pretty close. I always
figured HP must have priced their stuff by the pound in those days!
Craig
Doug Salot wrote:
On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Derek Peschel wrote:
Is the 2000 a "luggable" like the other
Kaypros? If it is, and if we're
counting "luggables", then wouldn't the Osbore's 5" display be
worse?
No, the 2000 was an MS-DOS laptop circa 1985 (way back when "2000" meant
"the future"). It had a cool looking aluminum case (sort of the Chevy Vega
of portables).
The Osborne's 5" display was *much* more readable than the early large
LCD's. But if you want a cool luggable, go back 10 years before the
Osborne: the 1972 HP 9830 with dot-matrix LED display.
BTW, Derek, did you ever get your GRiDPad to work?
-- Doug