My UL came in the factory shipping box. The machine looks brand
new. The box included the following items:
- UltraLite, 2 mb version;
- Mini-din to RS-232, null modem cable (with a RF bump);
- Two RJ-11 cables (each with a RF bump, very strange);
- AC adapter/battery charger (with a RF bump);
- "Comprehensive User Manual"
- "Portable Guide";
- "Quick Start Guide";
- a listing of ROM card software;
- a NEC UltraLite Service Contract card;
- Official Airline Guide coupon;
- NEC Product Registration/Marketing Survey mailer;
- Coupon/flyer for Traveling Software LapLink release 2
to get a free disk wallet (it expired 01-01-90);
- a Traveling Software License Agreement for LapLink;
- a "Notice To LapLink Users" regarding calling NEC Technical
Support to have them send me an extra cable (deals with
a PC-AT {blah} 9-pin serial cable connection);
Do you current UL users see anything missing? Yes, that is
correct. They left out the 5.25 and 3.5 inch diskettes with
LapLink on them. Now I have a whole bunch of computers around
here to work on but without a copy of LapLink on a diskette the UL
is just a well-lit 4-pound desk rock!
If the machine had BASIC (retch!) or ASM on it I could get a copy
of MS-KERMIT Boot and fly from there but alas no BASIC or ASM in
ROM.
I called IME and they are shipping it to me. I will call them
again in the morning and make sure the diskettes are on the way.
Now I am held captive until the disks arrive.
Questions for current UL users:
What is the trick with the removable battery? I removed the
battery door and followed the wires into the ROM
compartment. How is the connection made? Did I not look
far enough into the compartment to see the connection?
I am wondering if I really do have the UL with the
removable battery.
Is the Custom Carrying Case from DAK a decent carrying bag?
The price appears to be ok.
Has anybody tried a data compression utility like....
- SquishPlus
- Stacker
- DoubleDisk
I would be interested in any success (failure) stories.
Damn, this UL is small....