Compaq portable questions (not laptop)

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Tue Nov 10 16:46:35 1998

On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Max Eskin wrote:

> This is the world's first clone of the 5150. It is also the world's

No, it was just the first "legal" 100%-compatible clone. Compaq
reverse-engineered the BIOS in a clean room, which is another reason they
survived when other early clone makers died.

-- Doug
Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 16:46:35 GMT