vogelei@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Todd Vogelei) (05/20/89)
I just saw the a release about the Colby Walkmac, a genuine macintosh laptop. It is sold to dealers as a kit, the dealer is expected to install a system board, and floppy drive. It uses a blue super twist backlit display that appears to be at least as large as a classic mac display. It is available in SE and SE30, comes with internal 2400 bd modem (Cellular phone capability is coming!), 40M HD, 4M ram. It runs on rechargable bartteries (4 hours), any house current worldwide, and with adaptor, car cigarette lighter sockets. The case is the standard folding laptop config with a sort of extended keyboard (numeric pad and alpha and Fkeys, no arrows or help/ home...stuff). Options include a cordless mouse, color board for 19" monitor... Basic price for SE starts at $5499 with the most maxed out units going for over $15,000! This thing looks really Good! Very well designed and layed out, I think it should do well except for the price thing but when you figure that this is not an emasculated PC Clone with limited firmware but a full function *PORTABLE* mac with the power capability of this mac II I am working on now (which takes up 1/2 my desk and fills a 5' stack of 2.5" square cartons). Toss in one of those WriteMove printers and the BriefCase Office is here! If I owned Apple, I'd buy this Colby Company and put my name on it! Give the business man on the go full access to his information processing capabilities anywhere. Toss in the Super Drive and Soft PC and this guy can be the hell on feet! I'll Calm down soon, I wonder if I could seel my II and get a good enough deal to.... Todd vogelei@nmtsun Disclaimer: I don't work for anybody and I'm not easily geeked but this is too cool!