>From: Fred Cisin <ci...@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
