----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Byerley" <[email protected]>
To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 4:17 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Rbase and Tablets
Texas Instruments Luggable 1984 (Kaypro lookalike) @ 30lbs or so and $3500
for 2 5-1/4" floppies.
Are you buying, mine are for sale.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Frederick" <[email protected]>
To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 2:51 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Rbase and Tablets
This has been a very good discussion. My son has several tablet like
devices, one runs Win7, so we uploaded the complied database from work. It
ran ok, but typing used the built in keyboard which I found to be awful
for
any significant time. For getting messages and sending quick email
responses
it was fine. Adding several paragraphs to a report was not fun. My error
rate shot way up. Screen was small but readable. There would have to be
significant form editing to be better. As others have said for
reviewing/looking up info, these things work very well. For creating/data
entry, a 2 pound ultra light with a full keyboard would probably be
cheaper
in dollars and frustration. Did the same thing on a small Asus (must have
been a netbook, did not pay close attention) also running Win 7 with a
keyboard. So much better that I would not even bother with the tablet.
Have
to admit though, the entire process is far better than my CPM Kaypro from
many years ago.
Tom Frederick
President/CEO
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Jacksonville, IL 62650
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