Compaq

From: Jeff Kaneko <jeff.kaneko_at_ifrsys.com>
Date: Mon Jul 20 10:10:11 1998

At 04:06 PM 7/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Max Eskin wrote:
>
>> I also want to brag that I got a Compaq Lite-25 486.
>
>Bragging about Compaqs -- that's an interesting concept. Kind of like
>being proud of pimples.
>
>> question: does anyone know what their power connector pinout is? It's
>> a weird little three-pin thing like the compaq monitor power
>> interface. Does anyone have plugs or know where to get them?
>
>Compaq is the leader in three areas of portable design: the world's most
>fragile portables, the world's least ergonomic portables, and the world's
>weirdest and largest variety of proprietary power connectors.
>

You forgot one category: Most difficult to open. The last LTE I tried to
open required the skill of a surgeon to dissassemble.

Jeff
Received on Mon Jul 20 1998 - 10:10:11 BST