26 Dec
2002
26 Dec
'02
6:54 p.m.
evan <evan947(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi all... besides than the HP-95/100/200, what are
other DOS clamshells of the era? I'm aware of the
Atari Portfolio and the Poqet device, but there are
several more, methinks...
Olivetti Quaderno? I haven't thought of those in years,
but my recollection is that it's a small XT clone with a
voice recorder feature.
More popular in Europe than in the US, too.
-Frank McConnell
27 Dec
27 Dec
3:12 a.m.
> Hi all... besides than the HP-95/100/200, what
are
> other DOS clamshells of the era? I'm aware of the
> Atari Portfolio and the Poqet device, but there are
> several more, methinks...
Hmm. The Visual BASIC 100. MS-DOS, two 5 1/4" flopppy drives and wide but short
folding LCD screen. It looks about like a HP Portable but is much bigger. The most
memorable thing about them to me was the pull-out handle. It was coated with a rubbery
substance that got very gooy and sticky with age. You couldn't touch it without the
stuff sticking to you and it was next to impossible to wash off.
Joe>
5:31 a.m.
On Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Joe wrote:
Hmm. The Visual BASIC 100. MS-DOS, two 5 1/4"
flopppy drives and wide
but short folding LCD screen. It looks about like a HP Portable but is
much bigger. The most memorable thing about them to me was the pull-out
handle. It was coated with a rubbery substance that got very gooy and
sticky with age. You couldn't touch it without the stuff sticking to you
and it was next to impossible to wash off.
Isn't that called The Commuter?
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28 Dec
28 Dec
2:04 p.m.
At 08:32 AM 12/27/02 -0800, you wrote:
On Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Joe wrote:
Not that I know of. I've had two and seen a couple more and the only name that I
saw on them was Basic 100.
Joe
Hmm. The Visual BASIC 100. MS-DOS, two 5
1/4" flopppy drives and wide
but short folding LCD screen. It looks about like a HP Portable but is
much bigger. The most memorable thing about them to me was the pull-out
handle. It was coated with a rubbery substance that got very gooy and
sticky with age. You couldn't touch it without the stuff sticking to you
and it was next to impossible to wash off.
Isn't that called The Commuter?
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