- PDA's WITH 5 inch SCREEN ?
- Posted by _____ on August 22nd, 2004
Anyone agree these would be popular ?
_____ <noone@home.here> Sun, 22 Aug 2004 19:50:07 +0100
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- Posted by Kráftéé on August 22nd, 2004
_____ wrote:
Need a bloody big pocket to put it in.....
- Posted by Ian Stirling on August 22nd, 2004
Kr?ft?? <kraftee@spam_off_&_die_ntlworld.com> wrote:
I want a PDA I can comfortably read books on.
For me, this is about 4.5", or about half a page of a typical softback book
minus margins. (I played with various sized cardboard windows on my laptop
screen).
A PDA that will take the sort of abuse a book will, and still sort-of
function, would be awesome.
This pretty much implies either a brick, as a casing that will take
being stood on on an uneven surface without flexing enough to break the
fragile glass LCD will be substantial.
Or a more flexible display technology.
The ultimate PDA would continue to work after you rolled it into a ball
and stuck it in your pocket.
- Posted by David Wade on August 25th, 2004
"Ian Stirling" <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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The other option is a Tablet PC. What about :-
http://www.spiritdatacapture.co.uk/features.htm
- Posted by Ian Stirling on August 26th, 2004
David Wade <g8mqw@yahoo.com> wrote:
Sigh.
That's damn near half the weight of my laptop.
Ruggedness looks pretty nice though.
- Posted by Reg Edwards on August 26th, 2004
I possess a 3" green screen, Osborne-1 computer in spotless new condition.
The first pre-IBM portable computer, complete with a 5" floppy disk
operating system and a thick operating handbook. It is in its original
integral carrying case which could be taken to be a portable sewing machine.
Never used portable or in an office. Only occasionally by one person on a
domestic table.
Could be considered to be an antique. It cost about £1,200 when new around
1982. What's it worth now? Any ideas or offers?
----
Reg.
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- Posted by David Wade on August 26th, 2004
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It was the only small screen I could find. The larger tablets are nice.
Because you
can use them "folded" with the stylus they are easier to use in a confined
space.
On the other hand they end up being heavy as you say.
- Posted by Lindsay on August 27th, 2004
Reg wrote:
We used to call them luggables - awful word but it conjours up the
right feeling for those who've never lifted one.
They had an awful reputation for breaking down so if you're trying to
get rid of it to anywhere other than a museum, I think reliability
might be an issue.
I don't know whether I've dumped my old one or if my son has got it -
there was some software with it too (dBase II?). Is my memory playing
tricks or did it run under CP/M?
If anyone is interested, I'll see if I can find it. Buyer collects
from south suffolk - but only when and if (it's a big "if") I can find
it.
Lindsay
- Posted by thoss on August 27th, 2004
In article <412eea2b.2412597@news.ision.net.uk>, Lindsay
<lindsay@nomail.com> writes
Not quite that tiny; 5 inch diagonal, actually.
Which of course makes it THE first portable. 1981.
Not too much today, but I believe prices are beginning to go up.
Bletchley Park computer museum has a glut of them.
Yes, CP/M 2.2. The first computer to come with bundled software:
WordStar, Supercalc (originally written specially for the Osborne) and
two Basics, one -MBasic - from an obscure outfit called Microsoft. At
times there were special offers including dBase II.
--
Tom Ruben
GLOW - Greater London Osborne Workshop
- Posted by Tony Raven on August 27th, 2004
thoss wrote:
That honour goes, I believe, to the IBM 5100. 1975. Although at 55lbs,
luggable or trans-portable is nearer the mark.
http://oldcomputers.net/ibm5100.html
Tony
