In article <1992Dec14.081146.23756@reed.edu> rseymour@reed.edu writes:
>
>	I'm looking at buying a laptop or notebook computer, and I want one  
>with a i486SL cpu. ...
>So far the only laptop/notebook that I've seen using it is the new  
>color Compaq (the active matrix monochrome [it's called monochrome, but it's  
>really grayscale] still uses a i386SL). I'm looking for other computers that  
>use this chip, either with a grayscale or color display. If you know of any,  
>please email to me or post with the company, model, and any other information  
>you know about it. Thank you in advance.

The AST PowerExec comes in 386SL and 486SL flavors.  Both have active-matrix
color options almost shipping; 386SL with passive matrix color has been
shipping for a while.

They have a fax-back system that you can use to get info: (714) 727-4773.
Last I checked, the full 486SL fact sheet wasn't in the fax system, but
the product announcement is.

I just got the 386SL with mono last week.  I like it a lot, but the mono
screen has some ghosting (noticeable with large dark blocks, e.g. the 
startup screens for EDIT and QBASIC).  If it isn't resolved by software
and isn't just a faulty unit, I may return it (the unit in the store
does the same thing).  AST claims that no ghosting should occur, and
Support is looking into it.

>Robert Seymour				rseymour@reed.edu
>Artificial Life Project			Reed College

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