History of notebook computers

[Doc Shipley]

jim stephens wrote:
> The missed the atrona which ran cpm and msdos both and was
> much smaller than the compaq they had in the article.
> 
> I think that some of the choices in this article may be skewed by
> the fact that journalists have their own peculiar needs in portables.
> 
> I think they use such units as will support the text preparation and
> transmission functions they need, and don't tend to require a full
> functionality of a desktop as can be obtained today.
> 
> I have seen articles as recently as in the last couple of years of using
> small tandy portables to enter stories on and transmit them by
> modem being used by some reporters.  I would guess it is sort of
> like the same as figuring you are comfortable with your underwood,
> and not going to be forced to change.

   I'm writing a book on my eMate, although I'm not sure why.

   I didn't learn on an eMate, didn't have or use one when they were 
current, have zero nostalgic or habit-related reason to run it.  But the 
words come out better on that teensy little screen.  :^)


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