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Conference akocoa::decpc_portables

Title:DECpc _Portables
Moderator:PCBUOA::GLANTZ
Created:Wed May 08 1991
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2423
Total number of notes:11059

2257.0. "VP500 system floppies" by SLOAN::HOM () Thu Jan 09 1997 16:37

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2257.1QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centThu Jan 09 1997 18:076
2257.2BUSY::SLABCrazy Cooter comin' atcha!!Thu Jan 09 1997 19:208
2257.3TARKIN::LINBill LinFri Jan 10 1997 07:548
2257.4AXEL::FOLEYhttp://axel.zko.dec.comFri Jan 10 1997 10:3010
2257.5Creating WIN95 diis really quickSLOAN::HOMMon Jan 13 1997 08:308
2257.6CAB filesSLOAN::HOMMon Jan 13 1997 11:520
2257.7QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centMon Jan 13 1997 11:534
2257.8Help with WIN95 Disk#30SLOAN::HOMTue Jan 14 1997 22:155
2257.9If you only have a floppy drive how do you use a CD-ROmPCBUOA::FERRANTEVMon Jan 27 1997 09:499
    The last round of DEC portables were delivered with Make Diskettes
    because not all systems had a CD-ROM drive as standard equipment. 
    
    FYI - for all new DEC portable systems, since all contain a CD-ROM with
    the system, the software will be distributed on CD-ROM. 
    
    Vin
    
    
2257.10QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centMon Jan 27 1997 09:504
But most of the models do have a CD-ROM.  Is it any big deal to pack the
CD-ROM in with the systems that have it?

				Steve
2257.11MS won't allow it.PCBUOA::FERRANTEVMon Jan 27 1997 10:1812
    Microsoft does not allow the use of 2 methods of delivering software to
    say the least about testing out 2 differrent media formats for the FIS
    for all 14 languages adn tehn the multi-lingual sets. This would have
    added 2 more months to releasing the product. 
    
    As I said, ALL new protables are to be released with CD-ROM
    distribution for software and application add-ons.
    
    You should be happy now, I know I am much happier that we finally will
    ship CD-ROMs.
    
    Vin
2257.12Will there continue to be light-weight notebooks?SMURF::PBECKPaul BeckMon Jan 27 1997 12:4211
>    FYI - for all new DEC portable systems, since all contain a CD-ROM with
>    the system, the software will be distributed on CD-ROM. 
    
    (If it's not giving away the store) -- Does this mean there will be
    no more Ultra-class machines, or that the next generation of Ultras
    will have an external CD-ROM drive as standard equipment?
    
    Don't abandon the light-weight line. Having had a Portege and an
    Ultra I, I can't imagine resigning myself to a 6+ pound behemoth
    just to get better screen resolution (the 640x480 on my current
    machine is getting a bit tiring, and besides, the ashtray is full).
2257.13Wait for the announcementPCBUOA::GLANTZMon Jan 27 1997 23:192
    Sorry, we may not answer your question.  To do so would "give away the
    store".