[DuoList] Re:Couple 'a questions about the 280c....

[Nathan Templeton]

Jim Allen wrote:

>Nathan,
>
>    I can help on a couple of these.
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>   >1.) Is there any better keyboards I can put in this thing?
> 
>I use the Powerbook Duo Floppy adapter, which has an ADB port. I hook that
>up one of the fullsized ADB keyboards and my favorite ADB mouse, trackball
>or joystick. For travelling, I can can fit one of those really small Apple
>Keyboard II units in my briefcase without much trouble. I sometimes have to
>do lots of typing on my Duo when I travel. I hate all Powerbook keyboads,
>but the Keyboard II feels like a fullsized unit but it's compact (15 x 5
>inches) enough to carry in a decent sized briefcase.
>
>    >3.) What os do you run? throwing around 8.1...
>
>I like 8.1, but I think you need to be maxed out with 40 megs of ram to use
>it effectively. All I use is MS Word and I have a couple of low-power games
>to stall off the catatonic stages of motel room boredom (Tetris, SimFarm,
>Galactic Empire). 
> 
>
>Jim Allen
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    Thanks to everyone that replied.. Makes me feel better that I'm not 
the only one chugging away on a 280c for my main laptop.. I'll have to 
look into a later rev keyboard, being that is my only real complaint 
about this great lil laptop.