Firsts

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Tue Jan 13 20:48:43 1998

> I dunno... The 5100 was heavy, did not include a case, offered no
> protection for the screen, didn't run on batteries...
>
> I think it's only portable in comparison to the mainframes of the time --
> that is, you could move it from room to room because it didn't need air
> conditioning or special power or anything. But that's true of most of the
> computers of the time. Yes, it was a one-piece unit, but I don't think
> that's really enough. You wouldn't have really taken it home to finish up
> or to a client's office to do an audit.

Why not? In fact, my unit traveled around Chicago for the movie theaters.
It would be very reasonable to get a nice fibreglass or aluminum transit
case made that would protect the screen.

I would not be suprised if IBM had a travel case.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Tue Jan 13 1998 - 20:48:43 GMT