From sgtpepper@rcsis.com Wed Sep 04 15:43:41 2002
Subject:RE: A Better Clone? - In praise of the B4



As far as the monitor is concerned, I am toodling with a 10-12" LCD here at


work, which only goes up to 800x600 resolution (perfect in my book). I think


I can find these from old copier machines or something for around $50

apiece, and these things are tiny but functional.



Deke The Geek


The 800 x 600 resolution is BARELY big enough for the B4 window--it's actually
796 x 541 pixels, and it is NOT resizable. Tried running it on a 9" greyscale
640 x 480 monitor last year, and I could not get access to some of the on-screen
controls. Making the window resizable and providing scrollbars would have made
that work. Frustrating! But I was able to sell the 9" on Ebay for more than
I paid for it, so I did OK. Then I bought a really nice 15" with on-screen
controls at a thrift store for $12.50.

But after I bought the Sony laptop for work use, I started using that to run
B4, and the mini-tower has been sitting idle since.

Seriously thinking about the Extigy--does Fry's carry it? They didn't when
it first came out. I had a Roland/Edirol UA-100G for a while, but its Win2K
drivers were flaky and unstable. Sold it on Ebay for almost exactly what it
cost me. It ended up in Mexico City--and the buyer said he loved it.

---Steve