Trevor Flowers
Y'all might know that I'm a fan of the Osborne One but I'm beginning to believe that the Compaq Portable III was peak luggable. I wouldn't mind something in that form-factor into which I could transplant the guts of my tower PC.
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Though, I do like my ultrawide monitor. To keep that I'd need a ~32" wide luggable. 😸
#retrocomputing #luggable
(image credit: flying retro nerd: https://flying-retro-nerd.blogspot.com/2020/08/compaq-portabel-iii-286.html)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Portable_III
Compaq Portable III 286

Compaq Portable III

Oct 24, 2023 at 6:00pmWeb
Show threadTrevor FlowersOct 24, 2023
I added it my Big List of Possibilities for machines that could be fun to recreate as a miniatures.
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Show threadjonasOct 24, 2023
@trevorflowers what about the IBM 5100? My school had one, and it was my first computer. Had a hardware switch that determined whether you booted into APL or BASIC!
Show threadTrevor FlowersOct 24, 2023
@ripple Dang, that's an absolute unit! I didn't realize until I read the Wikipedia page it was released eight years before the Compaq Portable.
Show threadjonasOct 25, 2023
@trevorflowers “portable” had a different meaning in those days 😬
Show threadTom NardiOct 24, 2023

@trevorflowers
This was always a favorite of mine. Today, even the broken ones command an impressive price.

I had heard somebody wanted to take detailed measurements and try to recreate it in CAD for 3D printing, but that's a whole lot of filament for my tastes...

Show threadrag. Gustavino BevilacquaOct 24, 2023

@trevorflowers

The Samsonite Boss is 80×41×37 cm, and you can have both landscape and portrait orientation of the screen 😁

Show threadzxmOct 24, 2023
@trevorflowers luggables never went away :-P https://liliputing.com/a-xp-portable-threadripper-workstation-pc-that-costs-8000-and-weighs-23-pounds/
a-XP portable Threadripper Workstation PC (that costs $8000 and weighs 23 pounds) - Liliputing

a-XP portable Threadripper Workstation PC (that costs $8000 and weighs 23 pounds)

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Show threadTrevor FlowersOct 24, 2023
@zxm Oh, dang. It looks like the child of the monolith from 2001 and the Portable III.
Show threadzxmOct 24, 2023
@trevorflowers i hear it can run
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2 electron apps at once!! :-p
Show threadPrime Vinyl - AlanOct 24, 2023
@trevorflowers I have a replacement battery module as well as a replacement keyboard cord waiting to be fitted to mine. Already have a sd to ide adapter… when I get the time and all that
Show threadDave FischerOct 24, 2023
@trevorflowers I had a Sun Voyager on my desk for a while, a long time ago. Lovely machine.
Show threadKevin RussellOct 25, 2023

@trevorflowers

Foldable big monitors is the real goal of foldable phones.

A phone sized, or phone computer, and foldable big screen is the lugable.