covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) (09/27/89)
Well, Computers Work at 41st Ave and Bethany Homes Road (in Glendale AZ)got the
new Atari PC Portfolio in today. The 'folio is an MSDOS computer the size
of a VCR tape. It uses a 80c88 cpu and has MSDOS 2.11 (or close to that) in
ROM. It uses a 8x40 screen to scroll through a 24x80 window. So, if you are interested
in a new neat gadget call Computer Works at (602) 246-6364 and ask for Jeff or Henry.
The following prices were from a previous USENET article and may not reflect
reality:
Portfolio w/128K RAM and 256K ROM $399.95
Software includes word processing, Lotus-compatible spreadsheet,
appointment calendar, phone database, autodialer.
Ram cards: 32K $79.95
64K $129.95
128K $199.95
Smart parallel Centronics interface $49.95
Serial interface (RS-232) $79.95
Memory expander plus
(256K RAM memory + second card drive) $229.95
PC Memory Card drive
(Read/write memory cards with a PC Avail 10/1). $99.95
AC Adapter-117V $9.95
AC Adapter-220V $9.95
P.S. I am a techno junkie and may buy on myself. Gonna take a look at it
tomorrow!!
Rich Covertwolf@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (thomas.wolf) (09/27/89)
Two questions that I am a little unclear about: 1. Can you use rechargable batteries with the Portfolio? (Someone in a previous article suggested that you couldn't.) 2. Do the "memory-cards" (32K, 64K, 128K) refer to actual memory upgrades or do they refer to secondary storage? Previous postings suggest the latter, but if that's the case, how does one upgrade to 640K (which, I believe, was also mentioned as a possibility in a previous posting.) If these questions seem naive, it is for a good reason :-) Thanks for any info, Tom -- +---------------+-----------------------------+ I don't remember, | Tom Wolf | Phone: (201) 949-2079 | I don't recall, | Bell Labs, NJ | E-mail: twolf@homxb.att.com | I have no memory, +---------------+-----------------------------+ Of anything at all. P. Gabriel