taylor@limbo.Intuitive.Com (Dave Taylor) (01/09/90)
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas there are lots of
interesting new laptops being displayed, but the one that I thought
was the most attractive display & keyboard was from Psion. It was
the standard 25x80 cell display (black on *white*, no less), had
a reasonable full-size keyboard, and also felt about 5.5 pounds.
Has anyone else seen this unit? Any impressions on Psion as a
company?
-- Dave Taylor
Intuitive Systems
Mountain View, California
taylor@limbo.intuitive.com or {uunet!}{decwrl,apple}!limbo!taylorfetrow@milton.acs.washington.edu (David Fetrow) (01/09/90)
> Any impressions on Psion as a company?
Well, I've liked their previous products very much. I use their LZ64
pocket computer ALL the time (I have a Tandy 100 and an Atari Portfolio
as well but somehow spend more time using the LZ64).
Building VERY tough (HP might be tougher.....maybe)
A design where you can use it one handed.
The display is always visible.
Particuarly polished Appointment maker, etc.
Built-in short power backup so changing batteries doesn't clear memory.
Calculator is nice to program (but pretty bad otherwise)
Abilty to search for stuff in the machine easily.
Nice audible alarm.
^^^^^^^
Like many British computers you have to take it on its own terms (e.g.
the language is sort-of BASIC....but not quite), it isn't as pretty as many
(sort of an Army Green) but I've found it horribly useful despite the rather
horrid keyboard (As a portable terminal it's almost unusueable).
--
-dave fetrow- fetrow@bones.biostat.washington.edu
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