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On Mon, 9 Feb 98 9:52:16 HST, David Ross wrote: >> Different people need different capabilities. I use my TP as a desktop >> replacement, and I am doing large scale software development. > >Whenever these weight vs. performance questions arise, it is good to >remember that different machines are filling different niches. The 770 >is really a lightweight 'luggable', an adequate desktop replacement >with the added benefit of being relatively portable. I have a Micron in >my office that serves this purpose. However, I never travel with the Micron - >too heavy for my taste - and frankly don't even like to hold it on my lap >because of its weight. For me, 4-5 pounds is the outer limit of what I >will carry on trips (and on my lap), which is why I had a 701 and now a 560. > And for those of us who are students, price is an IMPORTANT factor. So we may not even have a wide variety of choices. :( >> I find >> a 1024 xs 768 screen pretty indispensible, and cannot live with 800 x 600. > >Some Windows software (and much of the DOS software I use) won't let you change >the font size; this makes it hard to use at higher resolutions. For this reason >I personally hope that 800x600 or lower res screens stay around for a while. > Can't you just change the res. back to 640*480 or 800*600? And I'm sure you can just create a new font size, and drag it to make it global if it's too small. >> Obviously we all would like it if we could get a notebook that was both >> light and acceptably powerful, but so far we have not had this option. > >Myself, I find almost all the machines on the market today - including >the ultralights - remarkably powerful. Of course, my perspective is twisted >from my days of programming fairly serious apps in less than 4K of RAM. > >Nowadays the software world is riddled with lazy programming and bloated apps, >which is why these really amazingly fast laptops seem so slow. I used to use >one particular data analysis program on my 701, and it was perfectly usable. The >latest version - with very little genuine extra functionality - is painfully >slow on my P133 560. > Don't forget that cache and hard drive speed also make a difference. However, when everyone says that notebooks go slower than desktops, I can imagine this is because of the cache missing, and not a raw speed measurement like Dhrystones (my personal favorite). >> I also really welcome a screen that can be used in bright light. The 770 >> is the first screen that can really be used in bright light successfully >> (it is MUCH brighter than any previous TP screen). > >Still not good enough! Why don't manufacturers make the case backs out of >clear plastic? Then the backlight can be supplemented by the ambient light, >and I might finally be able to use a laptop sitting outside on my deck! > That's not too bad an idea, but I'm sure there's a reason why it has not been implimented yet! -- Paul Khoury pkhoury@loop.com http://pkhoury.dyn.ml.org (if you can't get to the website, then I'm not online) To request a list of available docuements, reply with DOCUMENTS in the subject line. Current system statistics: The Operating System/2 Version is 4.00 Revision 9.029 There are 22 Processes with 84 Threads. This machine's uptime is 0d 0h 32m 35s 437ms.