Re: Radio-Shack Pricing
starnet!apple!netcom.com!pjp (jack pines)
From: starnet!apple!netcom.com!pjp (jack pines)
Message-id: <199311100439.UAA10880@mail.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Radio-Shack Pricing
To: zoomer-list-1993@grot.starconn.com
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 93 20:39:29 PST
In-reply-to: <Pine.3.05.9311091708.A17143-9100000@access.digex.net>; from "Marshall Kragen" at Nov 9, 93 4:20 pm
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> I don't think Sharp is abandoning the Newton, but is in addition coming
> out with the PT9000 which is a GEOS based PDA. It is of a different class
> than the Newton or Zoomer. It will have substantially more of GEOS 2.0 on
> it, has a screen about the size of an etch-a-sketch, and as I understand
> it has some sort of keyboard attached to it, in addition to the pop-up.
> It's my present PDA of choice, and I think will attract a lot of people
> more comfortable in the PC world.
>
I played with one for about a half hour. Paraphrased from the poop sheet:
In addition to things in zoomer, includes spreadsheet, wordprocessor and
database.
Terminal emulator.
Display 640X400 7.4" no backlight.
16bit VG230 (16/8MHz)
2MB ram expandable to 3MB, 6MB rom
Connector for external PC/XT keyboard.
PCMCIA2.0 Type II slot and Type III slot.
Serial, Parallel, Ext 3.5:FDD.
6 AA Alkalines (Standby 27h, Typical 22h)
Optional Lithium-ion battery 12-24h typical.
Optional compact keyboard.
9.2"wide, 6.4"high, 1.4" thick.
weight 2.4 lbs, 1.09 kg.
Production January, 1994 (English version)
Seemed pretty nice, but won't fit in your pocket (the zoomer does fit in my
pocket, but I wouldn't carry it much).
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Jack Pines pjp@netcom.com