srh@docwrk.UUCP (Steven R. Houser) (04/23/89)
I am looking for one of those flat screen displays for the Apple IIc. Does anyone have a used one that they would like to sell, or know where I could get a new one at a reasonable price? I'm also looking for the other equipment needed to make the IIc portable, like a battery pack, carrying case, etc. Please reply by E-mail. Steve Houser The Document Workshop ...uunet!osu-cis!n8emr!uncle!oink!docwrk!srh
greyelf@WPI.WPI.EDU (Michael J Pender) (04/25/89)
A IIc requires a 12V minimum input voltage, such as from a car battery, nor more than 15V. As for the display, good luck, you'd be better off trying to interface it with a personal electronic typewriter. If you want to make a IIc (Or Laser 128) portable you'll need a good steady power source. -- Michael J Pender Jr Box 1942 c/o W.P.I. I wrote SHELL and Daemon, greyelf@wpi.bitnet 100 Institute Rd. send bug reports, suggestions, greyelf@wpi.wpi.edu Worcester, Ma 01609 checks to me.
jschober@gnh-starport.UUCP (Joey Schober) (04/25/89)
"Steven R. Houser"
<obsolete!osu-cis!n8emr!uncle!oink!docwrk!srh%tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> ("oink"?)
writes:
>> I am looking for one of those flat screen displays for the Apple IIc. Does
>> anyone have a used one that they would like to sell, or know where I could
>> get a new one at a reasonable price?
>>
>> I'm also looking for the other equipment needed to make the IIc portable,
>> like a battery pack, carrying case, etc. [...]
There's a complete solution to //c needs of all sorts -- Roger Coats, Inc., a
mail-order firm that advertises in many issues of A+ (RIP) and inCider. They
make a flat-screen display called the "C-Vue" (does anyone know if the C-Vue is
a direct redesign of the discontinued Apple LCD screen?), which sells for $349
at last check. It's a nice screen; mounts to the //c with a bracket that both
hooks into the rear air-slots and gets glued onto the top of the computer. The
screen itself can swivel to any angle. It plugs into the RGB port of the c,
and gets its power directly from the computer. I don't own one myself, but
used it for about 2 weeks (I was doing some consulting for a company...), and
it's quite readable in all the lighting conditions I was using it under.
The rest of the stuff can be found at Roger Coats, as well. They make a
battery-pack called the "Prairie Power Pack" (I believe it's sold for $139 or
so); it replaces the //c power supply, is roughly the same size as the //c
power supply, and provides 6-8 hours of power. Roger Coats also has, I'm
pretty sure, carrying cases for the //c.
Anyway, it's a good company with good products (they sell some other stuff --
all hardware, I believe -- like RAM cards). I wouldn't mind doing business
with them again. You can get in touch with 'em by calling 1-800-GET-CVUE
(438-2883), or by looking up their ads in one of the Apple mags.
See ya'...
Joseph F. Schober, Sysop, StarPort BBS [703/931-0947 - 3/12/2400 baud]
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