15 Jan
1998
15 Jan
'98
12:12 p.m.
At 01:59 AM 1/14/98 +0000, you wrote:
And, hey, all portable *ARE* bulky anyway even my
Luddite is very
Not all portables are bulky -- m100, portfolio, Geneva, Starlet, etc. all
come to mind.
thick and heavy. Even the T1000 early one is clusmy
too.
But nowhere like the 5100.
My opinion is that IBM 5100 is the winner for most
heaviest and
unprotected portable. Even modern smallest desktops with built-in
I dunno about most unprotected, but I used to have a Centronics 101 portable
printer that was tough for even *me* to lift! And the Sony 17" portable
display unit my atari club has could probably give the 5100 a run for its
money weightwise.
I wouldn't have any handles on anyway. Reasonably
good idea this way
so users are forced to hold it carefully and stuff their portables
into padded bags/cases. Handles invites accidents and some swing
around too easily, bang into other objects that could crack/break
screens and hard drives like that, handles breaks, *CRASH!*
Or you could make it well enough that that wouldn't matter... 8^)
Besides, you put a handle on an IBM 5100, turn around quick, and you could
*kill* someone! 8^)
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