Toshiba 1100+

[Philip Resnik]

I've been looking for a reasonable low-end system, something for
wordprocessing, terminal emulation, and programming, preferably
below a ceiling of $1300 or so, including monitor but not including
printer or modem. Somebody I know has offered to sell me his used
Toshiba 1100+ laptop -- I'm hoping someone can help with the following
questions:

- What is a reasonable price for this machine? It has 640K, two
720K 3.5" drives, 80C86 (8 MHz) processor, one each serial and
parallel port, and is about a year and a half old. Looks to be
in decent condition.

- Can one add a hard drive to this system, and if so, how
expensive would it be? Could one add an external hard drive
(e.g. using the parallel port) and would doing so (a) be
cheaper than an internal HD, and/or (b) be more trouble
than it's worth (e.g. because I'll need that port for a
printer)? Portability isn't that much of an issue, as
I'll be using the machine mostly at home.

- How does this system stack up against other 8086 systems; say,
Packard Bell's 8086 system, which is selling new locally for $1295,
and includes a 30 meg HD? (No need to address the laptop vs.
desktop issue.) How about 8088's?

Please response via e-mail to pre...@bbn.com; comments and
suggestions are most welcome!

Philip
pre...@bbn.com