ben@VMSA.TECHNION.AC.IL (05/13/91)
In article <1991May10.035137.28778@netcom.COM>, fiedler@netcom.COM (David Fiedler) writes: >>You might want to look at the NEC Ultralight that DAK is selling heavily >>discounted. > I believe the NEC is 2 kilos (i.e. 4.4 pounds), not 2 pounds, but it IS a > lot lighter than most other noteboooks. Is it true that the UL is to be discontinued, or is already?? -- ________________________________________________________________________ | Ben Pashkoff BEN@VMSA.TECHNION.AC.IL | | BEN@TECHUNIX.BITNET | | VAX/VMS Systems | | Computer Center Phone:(972)-4-292177 office | | Technion IIT FAX: (972)-4-236212 | | Haifa, Israel 32000 | |______________________________________________________________________|
brian@king.csd.mot.com (05/14/91)
ben@VMSA.TECHNION.AC.IL writes: >In article <1991May10.035137.28778@netcom.COM>, fiedler@netcom.COM (David Fiedler) writes: >>>You might want to look at the NEC Ultralight that DAK is selling heavily >>>discounted. >> I believe the NEC is 2 kilos (i.e. 4.4 pounds), not 2 pounds, but it IS a >> lot lighter than most other noteboooks. >Is it true that the UL is to be discontinued, or is already?? It's still available from regular dealers for about $1500 (2MB silicon disk), but it has been superceded by 286 and 386 versions. Since the new versions don't have ROM/RAM cards and have a regular hard disk instead of a silicon disk, it's fair to say that the original UltraLite has been orphanned by NEC. However, the new versions are barely luggable at 6+ pounds :-) and there is a growing secondary market for the original model. And now, for something completely different (my weekly promotion for the UltraLite mailing list): There is an unmoderated list for users of the original NEC UltraLite PC1701 and PC1702 computers. Topics include general information, tips, techniques, applications, experiences, and sources for hardware, software, accessories, and information. New subscribers will automatically receive digests of all previous messages from the List. To subscribe or unsubscribe to the list, send mail to ultralite-list-request@csd.mot.com. At present, requests are handled by a human operator. No particular format for request is required, but please make sure that your full name is included somewhere in the message or header. -- -Brian Smithson Motorola Inc., Computer Group, Commercial Systems Division 10700 N. De Anza Boulevard, Cupertino, CA 95014 USA, (408)366-4104 brian@csd.mot.com, {apple | pyramid}!motcsd!brian