3 May
2004
3 May
'04
11:38 a.m.
>How much would you pay for a "Portable
II" that came stock with a 286
>motherboard?
On Mon, 3 May 2004, Joe R. wrote:
The same as I paid for all the other Compaqs that I
have. $0.00
Congratulations, you are currently the high bidder!
I'll continue accepting bids through VCF
I think that
there were both a "Portable II" AND a "Portable II/286", but
the 286 "II" that I have says "Portable II".
I don't
remember a Portable II/286. It sounds like Compaq had to P-II
cases left over and decided to stick 286s in them. Similar to IBM with
their XT/286. FWIW one of the more useful features of the
Portable 286s is that the
keyboard will work with the 286 and up clone boards. Why does that matter
you ask? Because then you can take a Portable case and stuff a late model
clone MB and video card in and and make a useful computer out of it and
still keep the detachable keyboard.
The "Portable 286" that I have has an "AT compatible" keyboard
that fits the original style case. Complete with inadequate latches.
The "Portable II" that I have is somewhat smaller, but also AT compatible.
The biggest limitation to "upgrading" them is that the internal monochrome
monitor can handle EGA, but NOT VGA.
No. but I don't remember a full sized 286
portable. I suspect Compaq had
some full size chassis left over and decided to use them up.
I don't think that
it was their most popular model.
But I still think that it came BEFORE, or overlapped when they changed
the case.
Here's your big chance to complete a collection!
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