On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 loedman1_at_juno.com wrote:
> I recently acquired a rather aged Compaq "portable" that defies
> identification, the plate says Model: Compaq, Serial number: 002027. Size
"defies identification"?!?
you just identified it. It is a Compaq portable. .
8088, one of the first highly successful PC wannabes.
Had COMPAQ MS-DOS 1.25. Only thing special about its DOS was a somewhat
unique MODE progrqam, and GWBASIC was renamed BASICA to permit PC-DOS
batch files that ran BASIC programs to work.
The brackets for the cards had an extra bend on the end, and can be
recognized by that. The CGA card has an extra connector near the middle
of the card for driving the internal monitor.
The internal monitor can also do EGA. IF you can find a Compaq EGA card,
or the "rare" ATI add-on to convert their EGA card for Compaq.
> The keyboard locks over the front for transport
NOT VERY WELL. At the slightest bump, the keyboard falls off, particularly
on airport escalators, etc. Common sense would have called for a longer
travel on those latches.
> and it has a leather carrying handle on the back.
The handle is way too soft for the weight involved, making it a drag to
carry for any significant distance (BTDT).
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Fri Nov 01 2002 - 11:55:01 GMT