From: Robert Dewar (dewar_at_gnat.com)
Date: Sun Apr 05 1998 - 11:50:51 EDT
<<I still love the size -as well weight and feel of the 701 and eye those
laptops that are even smaller. I liked this computer the first time I saw
it and had a chance to lay hands on it. I think that IBM probed the limits
of small, light and comfortable and succeeded. I believe that the *market
failure* was the result of it being the last of the $6,000 486s. Oh, had it
only been a Pentium! -of course then I may never have had the opportunity to
buy one.
>>
I certainly agree it was underpowered, and that was one of the reasons
I did not buy it. But if someone had come out with a 701 or equiavlent
a year later with the latest fastest processor, I would still ont have
bought it, because I find a 10" screen far too small.
Of course tastes differ, and I am the first person as you know to insist
that you look at machines yourself to make sure you base a purchase on
your own tastes and not those of others.
However, it is certainly the case that IBM market research indicated that
most of the market feels the way I did, that screen size is a crucial
parameter, and that 10.4" was too small, and that is why they abvandoned
the form factor.
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