Compaq portable questions (not laptop)

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Mon Nov 9 16:27:56 1998

Doug Yowza wrote:

> 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).

I've seen a couple back when they were commonplace and new, but not aware of
what point in Compaq's history that they fell or how common they were to date.
They seem to go for a quick buck on ePay so maybe I'll try there unless I get
a resonse from a collector here in the next few days.
Received on Mon Nov 09 1998 - 16:27:56 GMT