ghb@uncecs.edu (George Brett) (02/02/90)
The 1100FD is an interesting little machine. I have worked a little bit with it. It retails for $999.00, but educational pricing should put it around $750.00 or better. It comes with 640K RAM, parallel & serial ports, a slot for an internal modem, 5 hour suggested battery life, 3.5 inch 720K diskette drive, 3 diskettes with MS-DOS and Tandy's DeskMate software, DOS on ROM along with the DeskMate wordprocessor, manuals, and a small AC adapter. Not a bad deal. I have not had much experience with the software. However, the screen is a most interesting blue on green combination that is very easy to read (CGA). It looks to be a rather nice product. George Brett, Asst. Director -- UNC Educational Computing Svc. Internet: ghb@uncecs.edu Applelink: U011 Zlink: UNCEGBRETT CIS: 70126,1413 USnail: UNC-ECS POB 12035 RTP NC 27709-2035 tel> 919/549-0671 -- George Brett, Asst. Director -- UNC Educational Computing Svc. Internet: ghb@uncecs.edu Applelink: U011 Zlink: UNCEGBRETT CIS: 70126,1413 USnail: UNC-ECS POB 12035 RTP NC 27709-2035 tel> 919/549-0671
alh@pyrnova (Alan Holzman) (02/14/90)
Hello all ... this is becoming a very educational newsgroup.
Does anyone out there have much feedback or insight to offer on the new
Tandy 1100 FD laptop. On paper it certainly looks good :
6 lbs.
dos 3.3 & deskmate (inc. a text-processor) built in
5 hr. re-placeable battery
640k ram
1 720k drive
backlit screen
... with a list price of $ 999.00
Is this a good deal ? Has it been on sale for say $ 799 ? Is there an
educational or a corporate discount available ?
How does it compare with the Toshiba 1000 and especially the 1000SE ?
I haven't seen a comment yet (good, bad or indifferent) on this machine ...
would anyone care too ?
Email or post and I'll gladly summarize ...
Regards ;
- Al
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bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) (02/15/90)
From article <101941@pyramid.pyramid.com>, by alh@pyrnova (Alan Holzman): > .... with a list price of $ 999.00 > > Is this a good deal ? Has it been on sale for say $ 799 ? Is there an > educational or a corporate discount available ? At Univ. of Wisc.-Madison, we get 25% off as an education discount. Paul DuBois Internet: dubois@primate.wisc.edu UUCP: rhesus!dubois FAX: 608/263-4031