Old Notebooks

From: Chandra Bajpai <cbajpai_at_mediaone.net>
Date: Sat Jan 30 06:11:06 1999

What the history/specs behind the Fortune 32:16....I remember reading an
article years ago that they burned through a lot of VC money and produced
few machines. I think they competed against the Victor 9000.

-Chandra


> -----Original Message-----
> From: CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu
> [mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Brett Crapser
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 1999 10:29 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: Old Notebooks
>
>
>
> On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Chandra Bajpai wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I new to the list and recently decided to persue my 'new' old hobby.
> > I was wondering if anyone has any of these old systems:
> [Snip}
> > I'm fortunate to have an old Go OS system...an IBM Thinkpad. Stupidly
> > several years ago let a friend throw away the entire Go documentation
> > set as well as SDK. About the same time I threw away one of the first
> > notebooks made - an old Bondwell 8088 machine (mid-80's it was a real
> > clunker of a machine)...my Mom wouldn't let me keep it due to space
> > constraints....it went along with all my Creative Computer and Interface
> > Age issues! It pains me to think about all that stuff (including all
> > the prototype systems I had, some which were never sold).
> > I didn't know...honest.
>
> Chandra - Not exactly the BEST first message to send to THIS group 8-)
> <sounds of whips and chains being brought out from storage>
>
> > Fortune 32:16
>
> I remember these - ain't got one tho 8-(
>
> > Gavilian
>
> Lot's of talk lately about them - maybe someone can 'find' ya one.
>
> You should also mention some kind of location - it helps us know if
> we find something we don't want - but know you do - to remember to
> consider it.
>
> BC
>
Received on Sat Jan 30 1999 - 06:11:06 GMT