25 Jan
2004
25 Jan
'04
5:13 p.m.
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Christian Fandt wrote:
Thanks for the info Sellam. I can't tell without tearing into the screen
assembly if this machine has a touch type screen for pen use in order to
utilize the subject OS's. Curious.
It certainly does. All the GRiD tablets were pen-based.
The OS's that are said in that website to be used
in the GRiDLite are
PenPoint, Penwindows, PenRight. What are all these??
PenPoint was Go Corporation's attempt at a pen-based OS (i.e. for tablet
computers). PenWindows was Microsoft's obligatory attempt to hijack the
market from Go (Read Jerry Kaplan's _Startup_ for a great story). I've
never heard of PenRight. For the other listeners, recall we're talking
about a Grid Systems GRiDLite
Plus model 1040. Are these the only OS's this thing works with? I'm a
They can run DOS (not terribly useful unless you also have an external
keyboard) and Windows with Pen extensions (i.e. PenWindows).
little surprised somebody hasn't commented on this
machine as I thought
there was some interest in those oddball Grid machines. I have heard of one
or two collectors who specialize in Grid Systems gear but don't recall who.
The guy (as far as I know) to talk to about GRiD computers is Rob
Borsari, who brought close to 15 GRiD's (including a nice prototype) to
VCF 6.0. As luck would have it, John Ellenby, there to participate in the
Alto panel, was also the founder of GRiD :)
I still want to learn more about this model and
especially repair it except
I'm stymied with the dearth of any info accessible through web searches.
I'll put you in touch with Rob. He can help you.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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