2 Jan
2003
2 Jan
'03
11:25 a.m.
Thanks for the info and I found so old Byte articles on the unit using
google.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Nadeau" <menadeau(a)attbi.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: Two great Finds Today
Inc..
it
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(a)concentric.net>
To: "cctalk@classiccmp" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:20 PM
Subject: Two great Finds Today
case
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 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
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,
> 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.