aland@infmx.UUCP (Colonel Panic) (06/17/90)
I will be buying a laptop soon (maybe the Bondwell 310, if DAK ever
gets it out the door -- I've had it on order for 3 weeks and counting),
and instead of getting a dedicated internal modem, I was thinking about
getting a "pocket modem". Seems to me that a pocket modem would add
flexibility -- it could be used with other machines in a pinch -- and
they don't seem to be that much more expensive. The only downside is
losing the sole serial port, but I can't think of a scenario where I'd
need a free serial port when using the modem anyway.
2400 baud or higher and full Hayes compatibilty are musts, MNP5 a plus.
Line-powered, or small-battery-powered are also pluses.
Any recommendations appreciated.
Also, speaking of Bondwell, does anybody know of a way to get the B310
Plus (backlit) screen for a 310? I called Bondwell, and the person
I got on the phone (well-informed but not technical) insisted that 1)
there were no other changes besides the screen between the 310 and the
310 Plus, and 2) there is no upgrade path between the two. It seems to
me that if there are no supporting hardware changes for the new screen,
I could just buy a Plus screen and replace the screen outright (for
example, buying just the part from a Bondwell repair facility). If not
that, the next best thing would be that there's only a different
connector or something that could be manufactured. Worst case would
be that there's some board-level changes needed to support the Plus
screen. Anybody got the answers? I like the other features of the
310, and it's half the price of the T1200XE...
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Alan Denney # Informix # aland@informix.com # {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland
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