Terry Yager
Veteran Member
What packs the full power of the top business computers into a 1-lb. package
you can hold in the palm of your hand? The Poqet, that's what! With it's
small-but-highly-usable keyboard, and it's very readable reflective LCD
display, this small hand-held computer has all the power it needs to give the
big boys a run for thier money. Featuring a 16-bit 80C88 processor running at
8MHz, and a full 640Kb of RAM, this baby can run most of the software
written for the IBM-PC & XT, including Lotus 1-2-3, and WordPerfect. (I'm
not so sure about FlightSim tho). The Poqut should be able to handle
anything that uses MDA or CGA graphics on it's switchable display. Built-in
software includes a ROM-based MS-DOS 3.3, and a suite of programs such as a
calendar, text processor, calculator, & communications programs. Other
software was available on Type I PCMCIA memory cards, which, besides a 22Kb
RAMdisk and the 640Kb ROM drive, are this computer's main form of mass
storage. An optional 1.44Mb 3.5" floppy drive was also available, but these
are very hard to find these days (L@@K!!! RARE!!!!!). This machine can run
for months of normal use on just a couple of off-the-shelf AA alkeline
batteries which are available anywhere. No provision has been made to power
it from the mains tho, but you'll probably never need to anyways. It doesn't
have any "normal" I/O ports, but does feature an expansion connector on the
back from which a number of options may be hung, including serial cables
(straight & null-modem), paralell cable, and the aforementioned
battery-powered floppy drive. One of the nicest things about this computer
is that a later, upgraded version is still available, for around $150.00.
The newer version is called the Poqet Plus, and features an on-demand
backlight for the screen, and the ability to address larger SRAM PC-cards.
Do a google search on "Poqet PC", and you should be able to track down the
Poqet Home Page, where you can buy a brand-spanking-new one for yourself. I
haven't had this computer for very long, but I already find it an
indispensible companion to my desktop & laptop computers. I recomend it
highly to anyone interested in collecting and/or using vintage computer
hardware.
--T
you can hold in the palm of your hand? The Poqet, that's what! With it's
small-but-highly-usable keyboard, and it's very readable reflective LCD
display, this small hand-held computer has all the power it needs to give the
big boys a run for thier money. Featuring a 16-bit 80C88 processor running at
8MHz, and a full 640Kb of RAM, this baby can run most of the software
written for the IBM-PC & XT, including Lotus 1-2-3, and WordPerfect. (I'm
not so sure about FlightSim tho). The Poqut should be able to handle
anything that uses MDA or CGA graphics on it's switchable display. Built-in
software includes a ROM-based MS-DOS 3.3, and a suite of programs such as a
calendar, text processor, calculator, & communications programs. Other
software was available on Type I PCMCIA memory cards, which, besides a 22Kb
RAMdisk and the 640Kb ROM drive, are this computer's main form of mass
storage. An optional 1.44Mb 3.5" floppy drive was also available, but these
are very hard to find these days (L@@K!!! RARE!!!!!). This machine can run
for months of normal use on just a couple of off-the-shelf AA alkeline
batteries which are available anywhere. No provision has been made to power
it from the mains tho, but you'll probably never need to anyways. It doesn't
have any "normal" I/O ports, but does feature an expansion connector on the
back from which a number of options may be hung, including serial cables
(straight & null-modem), paralell cable, and the aforementioned
battery-powered floppy drive. One of the nicest things about this computer
is that a later, upgraded version is still available, for around $150.00.
The newer version is called the Poqet Plus, and features an on-demand
backlight for the screen, and the ability to address larger SRAM PC-cards.
Do a google search on "Poqet PC", and you should be able to track down the
Poqet Home Page, where you can buy a brand-spanking-new one for yourself. I
haven't had this computer for very long, but I already find it an
indispensible companion to my desktop & laptop computers. I recomend it
highly to anyone interested in collecting and/or using vintage computer
hardware.
--T
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