Portable Collection

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Dec 5 23:25:15 1997

On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, John Ruschmeyer wrote:

> > Which brings me to the changed subject... With the receipt of a PX-8 (with
> > matching P-80 Portable printer!) I kinda feel like I've got a pretty decent
> > collection of portable computers going. What I've got so far is:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > 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... a few spring to mind...
>
> Apple //c (esp if you can score a battery pack and/or LCD panel)
> Apple Newton 100
> Kaypro 2
> Kaypro 2000
> Radio Shack PC-1
> Tandy/AST/Casio Zoomer
> Visual Commuter
>
> And for the ubiquitous help request:
>
> Does anyone have the Power Supply pinout for a Kaypro 2000+? Or do I own
> the last one in creation?

> <<<John>>>
>

Not quite, John. I have a rather battered and beaten one also.
Unfortunately, I don't know either!
                                                 - don

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