Portable Collection

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Fri Dec 5 16:36:40 1997

Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_ricochet.net> wrote:

[definite list of stuff to lust after snipped]

> So anyway, I sorta feel like I could not add another machine and still have
> a collection of portables that covers the important ones, plus a bunch that
> were kinda weird or personally significant.
>
> But, I'm certainly no expert, so there may very well be some that I'm
> missing that are important. I know I'd like to get a Z88 and a Poquet PC,
> an Original Compaq (I've got a Compac [sic] but that's not the same thing).
> Can anyone else think of some I should be looking for?

Hmm. Just thinking about portables in my own collection....

Convergent Workslate
  - Unfortunately mine has no power supply or documentation, so
    it's untested and thirsty. What do I feed it?
Gavilan
  - I'm in the middle of inventorying what seems to be copies of
    manuals, schematics, test plans, memos, and miscellaneous
    papers. With them I received a Gavilan SC computer, also
    untested 'til I wade through the documentation to figure out
    what it expects for power.
HP 110 (Portable)
HP Portable Plus
  - These are useful, too, for several hours of typing away from a wall
    plug.
HP Integral PC
  - Unix in ROM
Osborne 3
  - Somebody please tell me I don't have the *only* one in the world!
Osborne 4 (Vixen)
  - Hey, if you're interested in collecting the whole set....

-Frank McConnell
Received on Fri Dec 05 1997 - 16:36:40 GMT