Two great Finds Today

From: Keys <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
Date: Thu Jan 2 19:25:01 2003

Thanks for the info and I found so old Byte articles on the unit using
google.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Nadeau" <menadeau_at_attbi.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: Two great Finds Today


> The Ergo Brick was a well-made system and innovative for its time. We had
a
> unit at BYTE, and it was popular with the editors. The company held on for
a
> few years, but couldn't compete with the bigger manufacturers. Also, the
> Brick lost its relevancy as notebook computers became more powerful and
> reliable. I would hold onto your find, as I don't think many were made.
>
> --Mike
>
> Michael Nadeau
> Editor/Publisher
> Classic Tech, the Vintage Computing Resource
> www.classictechpub.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keys" <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
> To: "cctalk_at_classiccmp" <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:20 PM
> Subject: Two great Finds Today
>
>
> > A friend stopped me in the parking lot of an auction today and gave me a
> box
> > full of computer stuff and in it was a TI-74 BASICALC with a carrying
case
> > and 8k RAM module in it. Also it came with a Quick Reference Card for
> Basic
> > Syntax.
> >
> > At the auction I got something called "The Brick" by Ergo computing
Inc..
> > It's a cool looking 386SX-16 as per this article from a google search:
> "The
> > Ergo Brick, a 3" x 8" x 11" totable PC, was billed as the "cure for the
> > common computer." With a keyboard and monitor at home, another at work,
it
> > gave desktop power in a portable package. Today you could fit three
> > PowerBook G4/500s in almost the same amount of space as the $2,495 16
MHz
> > 386sx-based Brick.". I got the CPU, power supply, manual, and a carrying
> > case. The keyboard was missing.
> >
>
>
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