19 May
2011
19 May
'11
2:13 p.m.
Understood. Actually, what I'm looking for is
something of a comparable
size to the Z88 (in which I'd include the Tandy 100s) and a flat and not
clamshell design. I found when using the Z88 that I could carry on
I susemct that rules out Alison's suggestion of the Epson PX8. It has a
flip-up display which ahs to be flipepd up to use it (it closes
screen-side down). I think it cab be folted reight back, though, but you
may thin that's still a 'clamshell'
What about a PX4 though? It's only a 40 column display, but it closes
screen-side up (and the machien can be used with it closed). It runs
CP/M like the PX8. No idea where you'd find one.
-tony
working without putting a 'barrier' up between
myself and others, which
is what a laptop effectively does. So be it on a table or lying by the
Odd... If I saw somebody using a truely vintage laptop, I'd want to talk
to them (if only to suggest other machiens :-)).
pool (which I intend to do a lot of!) the fact that
I'm using a
computing device is pretty much disguised.
I'll reiterate that having a screen viewable in bright daylight
conditions is an absolute must. That seems to narrow down the selection
quite extensively...
Are there any non-backlit LCDs that don't meet that requirement?
-tony