8 May
2002
8 May
'02
10:41 a.m.
Raymond Moyers wrote:
On Wednesday 08 May 2002 07:20, you wrote:
> The cost was only $20 but I could have gotten it lower ($2.50) had it
> not been for another guy who thought it was a windows laptop and he bid
> it up. He later told me he was sorry for his mistake and that he was not
> just trying to run up the price on me.
Well, as it happens, I acquired a TRS-80 Model 100 just last week
(for free, in return for fixing a dead switch-mode power supply).
It has a very fine leather-effect case as well as Scripsit word
processing software on cassette.
It seems their simplicity, low battery drain and
ruggeness has
made them standard gear, and they havent found anything
that is an as-good replacement for them.
Most people I've showed it to comment on how good the keyboard
is compared to a modern laptop. If it had had batteries in, no doubt
they'd have commented on how very poor the display is compared
to a modern laptop!
--
John Honniball
coredump(a)gifford.co.uk