27 Nov
2002
27 Nov
'02
11:26 a.m.
On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Lawrence Walker wrote:
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.
Well,...
I don't have a Sharp 3100, but a few more things to consider about the
Poqet:
It does NOT have serial, parallel, nor FDD ports. It has just one
"expansion port" into which you connect a fancy (not just cable) connector
for Serial, floppy, or parallel. The serial is widely available, the
parallel is a little rare, and the floppy is with their drive (not very
common).
Because the Poqet started using their cards BEFORE PCMCIA was
standardized, the standard evolved into something that sometimes differs
slightly form theirs, and not all cards will work. But two slots is nice.
There were a couple of generic Poqet wannabes (I have one labelled
Momorex), that do have some built-in ports.
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