On Tue, 27 Jul 2004, dave04a_at_dunfield.com wrote:
> I have received an email from a gentleman asking if I can identify
> a portable computer that he used to own.
>
> The machines ran DOS (MSDOS), and appears to have a standard PC/XT style
> keyboard layout.
>
> It is a "box" machine line the early IBM portable or Compaq portable.
> It has a monochrome screen (CRT), somewhat to left of center. Left of the
> screen is "open space". To the right of the screen are three 1/2 height
> 5.25" drive bays running horizontally (on this machine it has a floppy,
> a hard drive and what looks like a filler plate). Below the drive bays
> there are four "knobs" and what looks like it may be a switch. On the far
> right (beside the knobs) it looks like they keyboard cable comes out of a
> hole in the front panel.
>
> I have posted the picture he sent at:
>
> http://www.dunfield.com/pub/portable.jpg
It's probably just a generic, no-name portable. Just a guess...
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