ssa@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (shahrooz.s.alavi) (07/15/89)
for those of you did not see the original posting:
I have a BRAND NEW (in sealed box) IBM PC convertible for sale. It
^^^^^^^^^^
has 512K, dual 720k floppies, optional ENHANCED LCD display, DOS and
all the normal stuff. I also have an internal modem for it.
>>> BEST OFFER takes it * <<<
* The Best confirmed offer so far is $650 for the pc (without the modem)
I do not have an offer on the modem alone. I expect to make a
decision by the end of next week. (7/20-7/22)
PS. I saw the same PC but with 256K, normal Screen and no modem
being sold on HSC for ~$997!)
Thanks.
S.S. Alavi
..att!ihlpf!ssa
(312) 717-0695 home
(312) 510-2105 workNU113738@NDSUVM1.BITNET (07/16/89)
Just Wondering, did you pick this machine up at IBM's employee fire sale on the laptops? They were going for around $400 if I remember right.... Jeff Bakke NU113738 @ NDSUVM1.BITNET
ssa@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (shahrooz.s.alavi) (07/18/89)
From article <2547NU113738@NDSUVM1>, by NU113738@NDSUVM1.BITNET: > Just Wondering, did you pick this machine up at IBM's employee fire sale on > the laptops? > > > They were going for around $400 if I remember right.... > > > Jeff Bakke > NU113738 @ NDSUVM1.BITNET As far as I know, the machine that you are refering to (~$500) was a base machine, (normal LCD screen, 256K, no DOS, no modem)
wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) (07/23/89)
The Tandy 1400LT computer is currently on sale for $995, but I was able to get an "educational discount" that lowered the price to $850. The 1400LT is similar to the IBM portable, with the exception that the 1400LT has 768K of RAM and a backlit supertwist display. The printer port, video, and serial ports are also built-in as opposed to being in the sidecar as with the IBM. The one feature that the IBM has which is not present in the 1400LT is that the IBM can power back up in the middle of an application that was running when the power is shut off. The Tandy does have a standby mode that allows the RAM to be saved for up to 12 hours or so. The Tandy also has a separate NiCd battery for retaining the setup and running the clock/calendar chip. It is annoying that the IBM portable loses its memory when the main battery goes dead. I have used both of the aforementioned machines extensively. As such, a good rule of thumb would be that $850 would be the upper limit on what one should spend for the IBM portable. I would expect to pay substantially less than the limit. Bill
ssa@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (shahrooz.s.alavi) (07/26/89)
From article <1690@neoucom.UUCP>, by wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew): | | The Tandy 1400LT computer is currently on sale for $995, but I was | able to get an "educational discount" that lowered the price to | $850. | Not every one can get the educational discount! | The 1400LT is similar to the IBM portable, with the exception that | the 1400LT has 768K of RAM and a backlit supertwist display. The | printer port, video, and serial ports are also built-in as opposed | to being in the sidecar as with the IBM. The one feature that the | IBM has which is not present in the 1400LT is that the IBM can | power back up in the middle of an application that was running when | the power is shut off. The Tandy does have a standby mode that | allows the RAM to be saved for up to 12 hours or so. The Tandy | also has a separate NiCd battery for retaining the setup and | running the clock/calendar chip. It is annoying that the IBM | portable loses its memory when the main battery goes dead. I have | used both of the aforementioned machines extensively. | The solution is to run one of many battery monitoring programs available, and so you will never discharge the battery completely (an analogy is driving a car, you dont want to drive it until it runs out of gas every time!) | As such, a good rule of thumb would be that $850 would be the upper | limit on what one should spend for the IBM portable. I would | expect to pay substantially less than the limit. | | Bill Keep in mind the quality and workmanship of IBM -vs- Tandy. This is just a personal opinion but all the Radio-Shack PC's that I have seen look and feel like the real cheap no-name clones! (try out the keyboards on the Tandys) And if I remember they are not usually fully IBM compatible (although this may have changed recently) S.S. Alavi ..att!ihlpf!ssa