Trevor FlowersOct 24, 2023
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

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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 😬