27 Nov
2002
27 Nov
'02
6:41 p.m.
Nice. Virtually identical to the Sharp PC 3100, but the Sharp had
proprietory 10pin RS232, 20pin Parallel, and fdd sockets. It ran an
80C88 at 10mhz as opposed to the Poquets' 16mhz. Only type 1 PCcard
slots as opposed to the Poquets' type I/II. Uses 4 x1.5v cells. Based on
the specs I think the Poquet wins out. But a later machine.
These guys have the PC 3000. About the same price.
http://www.notebooksplus.com/pc3000.htm
This guy has done some amazing things with the 2MB PC3100.
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Strand/3387/pc3story.html
Lawrence
Back in the mid-90's I kept a Poqet PC in my bag
or desk to use as an
ad hoc console terminal for data center gear. Wasn't as convenient as
the then current HP palmtops, but a heck of a lot cheaper and an
easier keyboard if the HPs were a tad small for you. MS-DOS in ROM
supported Kermit nicely for ANSI terminal emulation.
California Digital (not the newbies that bought VA Linux' hardware
operation) still has them, though perhaps a bit (ahem) overpriced:
http://www.cadigital.com/poqetpc.htm
--S.
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