GFX@psuvm.psu.edu (08/07/90)
I have a IIci to handle most of my work and would like to acquire a *small* laptop to handle memos and letters while I commute, and log-on and check my e-mail when I travel. Important features would include a good display/keyboard good autonomy; light and thin; maybe a hard drive in order not to have to fool around with floppies; an easy way to upload/download to/from a Mac. I have noticed the Toshiba 1000HB. Is it any good? Anything significantly better in terms of quality/price ratio (again, I am not interested in a 386 portable laptop; basic features in a reliable and ergonomic machine should satisfy me) Thanks, Stephane
jordan@Morgan.COM (Jordan Hayes) (08/07/90)
My advice: get the lightest thing you can afford that will let you use the applications you want to use on the laptop. For me, that means Word and Excel and Kermit. I have a Toshiba 1200 with two 720k floppies, 2Mb of RAM that can be used as a RAM disk (and is powered when the machine is off, so it's non-volitile storage. The file types are compatable with the Mac applications. Substitute Word Perfect or whatever, but try to use the same appications on both platforms. /jordan
jeff@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu (Jeffrey C. Kantor) (08/08/90)
In article <1414@s5.Morgan.COM> jordan@Morgan.COM (Jordan Hayes) writes: > My advice: get the lightest thing you can afford that will let you use > the applications you want to use on the laptop. For me, that means > Word and Excel and Kermit. I have a Toshiba 1200 with two 720k > floppies, 2Mb of RAM that can be used as a RAM disk (and is powered .. This is good advice, but I ran into a simple problem. I use Microsoft Works for a lot of simple memo writing, student grades, etc. But I can't seem to transfer files from the laptop (Zenith Minisport HD) to the Mac via Apple File Exchange. What is the secret? Jeff Kantor Notre Dame
jordan@Morgan.COM (Jordan Hayes) (08/09/90)
Jeffrey C. Kantor <jeff@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu> writes:
This is good advice, but I ran into a simple problem.
I use Microsoft Works for a lot of simple memo writing, student
grades, etc. But I can't seem to transfer files from the
laptop (Zenith Minisport HD) to the Mac via Apple File
Exchange. What is the secret?
Hmmm. I don't use Works, but here's what I have to do for Word. Your
mileage may vary.
1) On the laptop, save the file to a 3-1/2" floppy.
2) Launch AFE
3) Insert the PC Disk into the Mac
4) Copy (using the default translation) the file to the Mac
5) Launch Mac Word
6) Open the file -- Mac Word know what PC Word looks like.
Going the other way, I have to save the Mac file *as a PC format file*
before launching AFE ... I suppose the other way to do it is to save
in RFT format before switching media, but i've never tried it.
Good luck!
/jordan