19 Jan
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19 Jan
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Subject: Re: GRID LAPTOP
Author: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu at internet
Date: 1/19/99 5:56 PM
At 04:30 PM 1/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
While out junking at lunch I met a gent who said he
has a Grid Laptop
with a metal case (he said this model went to the moon) and uses
bubble memory. He said he'd entertain selling it but I've no idea what
to offer. Any ideas on what to offer or any info on this laptop? I'd
appreciate and info.
Could be any one of several models. If it really uses Bubble Memory, it's
probably a Compass (model 11xx). That, I'd pay a bit of money for, maybe
as much as $50 if it's working. More likely, it's a GRiDCase and maybe
worth $20 at most. If, on the other hand, it's a Convertible (2260 or
2270), you're talking real money again; I'd pay $100 for a 2270.
>The one that was used on the shuttle (I don't
think the shuttle ever
>landed on the moon?) was (iirc) the GRiDPad 19xx, see my other message
>about those.
All those years of killing brain cells are finally catching up to
me.
It's been a rough day and I wasn't thinking. Thanks for the info. I
don't really need another pc but you know how that goes....
If it turns out to be a 1535 (or other model with both the Gas Plasma
screen and battery power), let Derek Peschel know; he's been looking for
one for a while. (I have been trying to find one unsuccessfully for him.)
Aside from the bubble memory and the magnesium case, btw, the Compass was
the first of the clamshell style computers. Beat the Gavilan by half a
year at least.
(And no, the Gavilan wasn't the second clamshell either.)
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