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Date: 2000-10-02 05:45:10
From "Steven M. Scotten "
Subject: Re: Laptops (Was: [Pigdog] Pigdog Hillbillies)

On Mon, 2 Oct 2000 06:27:19 -0700, Kurt Weiske wrote:

>I decided to bite the bullet. I'm buying a thinkpad i1300 today - 
1024x768
>screen, celeron 600, 64 megs of RAM, 6 gig hard drive. I may not 
need to
>carry my palm around anymore.
>
>I've got a higher-end gig coming up, and felt weird about walking 
into the
>client's office and asking them for a computer to work on, so I 
bit. Being
>able to walk into a client with everything I need saved in my Palm 
is nice,
>but after working with one client with repetetive stress syndrome, 
and
>trying to type on a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, with a funky 
trackball, I
>decided I'd be better off with my own system.

What works pretty well for me in this capacity is the Acqess Qbe, 
which I don't recall if I've shown off to you. At home it sits 
collecting dust, but it's nice for travelling or going on-site. One 
of the nice advantages on-site is that it does have a nice 
wow-factor. Hopefully it impresses the client.

When I was doing the work at Sega I'd just leave one of my IBM Model 
M Spacesaver keyboards in the cubicle they assigned me and take the 
unit itself back and forth to the office. It comes with a keyboard 
that's really good for a mini portable keyboard, but it leaves a bit 
to be desired as the only means of keying.

It's really good where space is an issue, since the desk footprint 
is so low. I have some mixed feelings about the form factor. Mostly 
I like it, and I generally like being able to see more lines of code 
rather than wider lines of code. Sometimes horizontal scrolling can 
be a pain, though.

At 7.5 pounds, it's not ideal for carrying around and tapping into. 
This sort of defines the difference between "portable" and 
"transportable" for me. I generally don't need a portable
computer 
to carry around with me every minute of the day (although I'd love 
to have such a thing), I really need something that works out well 
at a desk.

http://www.qbenet.com/indexflash.htm

for the stats and stuff

http://www.splicer.com/images/palmpix/000181.jpg

for the footprint on my coffetable.


Steve

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