[ucc] Apple eMate

[Shay Telfer]

>Hi,
>
>Does anyone know if it's possible to cheaply pick up an Apple eMate
>these days? If not, is there anything else similar floating around?

Tried eBay?

>I'm not looking for a full powered laptop[0], but something to take
>notes on in Lectures would be very useful. The eMate has a relatively
>big keyboard, backlit screen, good battery life and connectivity. The
>only downside was they were discontinued in 1998.

If you need graphics, try a palm with a keyboard (or as you've 
already worked out, something Newton based :). Otherwise look at 
something like the AlphaSmart range

<http://www1.alphasmart.com/>

Or find a secondhand not top-of-the-range laptop.

Have fun,
Shay
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