sc963413@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (Steve Chaffee) (12/01/90)
Epson equity LT laptops are flooding the market at about
$500. They're v30 Dos machines, 2 3.5" drives, don't
seem too heavy (7-8 lbs?), supertwist screen, 640k,
serial and parallel ports, etc. Prices for Epson's
upgrades (internal HD, Modems) are outrageous, but I
don't need anything I can't run off the ports. I plan
90 percent of its use as a dumb terminal, word-processor,
and for quick uploads/downloads with our nifty network
here (when its up). Probably occasional quick and dirty
c, c++, (smalltalk!! pant pant) hacking, too.
Question, does anyone know if this is a decent machine,
i.e, how delicate is it, how bad relative to toshiba
T1000s, Tandys, Necs, and other similar types. I'm a
grad student, if money were abundant, I'd be pursuing
my true calling in life as a professional windsurfer.
But since this is a reasonable facsimile of reality,
I'm stuck watching the lakes freeze and a cheap
computer is a must.
Any comments, Pro, Con, Obnoxious would be appreciated.
Sorry if I'm beating a dead horse, I'm new here.
Thanks!
Steve C
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