6 Nov
2017
6 Nov
'17
10:26 a.m.
From: Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com>
Is there a reason to AVOID mentioning the Poqet?
Yes...
The original MSRP at announcement was WAY too high, and
priced it out
of the market, but the actual/street price wasn't bad.
Larger keyboard that the HP (which was otherwise a
better deal for the
price)
True, but the HP keyborad is not that bad.
AA batteries with long life.
Yep. HP LX is the same.
two PCMCIA slots (before PCMCIA was officially named
and standardized)
But they are pre-PCMCIA 1, so do not handle a full range of card types, such as CF.
Bus connector, with a few unobtanium accessories, such
as 3.5" drive.
If you want, I can send you a mask image that I made many years ago for a serial connector
for the bus port that you can etch.
Had LOTUS available as a ROM card!
The HP LX has Lotus 1-2-3 in ROM.
MS-DOS 5.00 - I learned how to write TSRs on one.
Same for the HP LX.
The main reason, apart from the non-standard PC Card slots, not to get one (and I have
three -- one working and two non-working) is that the video cable tends to break where it
flexes at the case hinge and it is next to impossible to repair it.
Bob