Compaq portable questions (not laptop)

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Tue Nov 10 16:07:16 1998

On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Russ Blakeman wrote:

> I have recently obtained a machine that when carried resembles a sewing
> machine in a carry case, marked Compaq Portable. It has a built in CRT
> and is evidentally an 8088 or 8086 machine judging by the 8 bit slots.
>
> Anyone have any info on it, and is there any collectability to these?

It sounds like Compaq's first machine. What amazes me though is that this
could possibly be the first time you've seen one. They're extremely
common (which is one reason Compaq was able to survive in the early years
of clonedom).

-- Doug
Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 16:07:16 GMT