From: Benjamin Koh (benkoh_at_stanford.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 02 2000 - 17:36:59 EST
FWIW, this is one reason why machines like the HP Omnibook 800 still
enjoy a devoted following. 10.4" SVGA, P166, so it's decent for most
stuff. The footprint is basically the keyboard only, so it fits on small
trays fine.
In Japan the size constraints extend even to desk space, such that tiny
notebooks are very popular. Check out www.dynamism.com and www.jpd.com.
If you haven't been there before or even in a while you'll be quite
impressed, both with the machine specifications and their prices...
Benjamin
Allan Ballard wrote:
>
> The other day I flew cross country - Atlanta/San Francisco, then
> returned a few days later.
>
> I put an extra battery in my TP760XL so as to be able to work as
> long as possible.
>
> But it was da*n near impossible to work at all.
>
> Why?
>
> Because the tiny footprint of a TP 760XL *barely* fit onto
> the pull-down tray on the seat in front. Finally, I abandoned
> the tray, and actually used my lap.
>
> I think IBM has a HUGE untapped market for top-line machines
> with a small footprint -- all the power of today's machines, but
> smaller.
>
> Still glad I took the unit, as it DID do its job, and worked fine
> on the return.
>
> Allan Ballard
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