Yesterday I went to the Tokyo Business Show that is held once a year and is pretty much the "COMDEX" of Japan. I dropped by the HP booth and the corner of the booth that had the 100LX on display was so jammed packed that it was difficult to elbow my way in. When I got to the front of the (shall I say salivating) crowd, and saw someone from HP demonstrating the 100LX.
With every key he pressed, there were oooh's and ahhh's from the crowd. The 100LX goes on sale here (Tokyo) in a few more days, and there are a lot of excited Japanese who have heard the rumors and can't wait to buy one.
I made a big mistake when I casually took my 100LX out of my pocket and said in as unemotional a voice as I could muster, "Yeah, I just got mine!" With that all heads turned and I was just about mugged with questions.
The 95LX was surprisingly well received here in Japan, considering that the built-in software doesn't support Japanese. (There is some PDS software that will let you type and read Japanese in MEMO.) I assume that with the higher resolution (which should make it easier to display the intricate Kanji fonts), the 100LX is going to be an even bigger hit in Japan.
Just thought you all might be interested in hearing that 100LX fever is common throughout the world!
John B. Eckstein
CompuServe