9 Nov
1998
9 Nov
'98
8:27 a.m.
Doug Yowza wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Russ Blakeman wrote:
I've seen a couple back when they were commonplace and new, but not aware of
what point in Compaq's history that they fell or how common they were to date.
They seem to go for a quick buck on ePay so maybe I'll try there unless I get
a resonse from a collector here in the next few days.
I have recently obtained a machine that when
carried resembles a sewing
machine in a carry case, marked Compaq Portable. It has a built in CRT
and is evidentally an 8088 or 8086 machine judging by the 8 bit slots.
Anyone have any info on it, and is there any collectability to these?
It sounds like Compaq's first machine. What amazes me though is that this
could possibly be the first time you've seen one. They're extremely
common (which is one reason Compaq was able to survive in the early years
of clonedom).