v126pt49@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Robert P Baccaray) (03/12/91)
Hi out there! Could anyone and everyone please post their opinions on the Poqet pc. I have Panasonic 150 and a Sharp OZ-7000. I love them both because of their portability. Could this possibly be a great blend of both of my gadgets? Bob -- the L.I. guy
ih@udel.edu (Charlie Ih) (03/12/91)
In article <64621@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v126pt49@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes: >Hi out there! Could anyone and everyone please post their opinions on the >Poqet pc. ....... I, in general, like the Poqet PC and have made good use of it particularly during cross continent flights. It is very portable and weighs less than one pound. I usually carry extra sets of rechargeable and regular AA batteries and a solor charger. So I never worry about running out of power. It has 512 k ram and 640 k system RON with Dos 3.3 and Poqettools. It is 100% (my experience so far) compatible with PC with a speed equivalent to an XT. The display and keyboard are quite adequate. There is also an optional external 3.5" disc drive. My poqet has two 512 k RAMdrives (at a cost close to $1000). Because of the storage limitations, you can only run relative small programs on the road. I normally do not use Poqettools. The two drives are loaded with Sidekick, simplified lotus 123, Xtalk, Kermit, a simple spell checker, Norton Editor, and the Redline cursor program (I don't use Redline that much). I also use the Squish Plus Disc program which takes about 75 k but can increase the dics capacity by 30% which is an extra 300 k storage. I had hoped that after the introduction, the Poqet Computer Corp. would reduce the total cost quickly and introduce 1 and 2 M ram and 2 and 4 M flash ROM drives at reasonable cost. With the "high" capacity plug-in RAM and ROM drive, the Poqet can be very flexible, useful and quite powerful on the road for its size. Apparently this is not happening. The flash ROM is non-volatile and needs no battery but can be erased and used again. I guess the Poqet has done an excellent engineering job but apparently lacks the special marketing skill in this very competitive field.
mlowery@se-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Mike Lowery) (03/15/91)
How is it for touch typing? If I were to buy one, it would be
primarily for word processing on a plane or hotel room. Is it any
good for that?
Mike Lowery
While meanness is a function of the insensitive,
grumpiness is merely a function of the dissatisfied.
----Tom Robbins
+NCR Corporation is not responsible for my views and opinions.+