6 Sep
1999
6 Sep
'99
11:38 a.m.
Nope, it is the siutcase style machine, with a 8088 processor (I checked in
wpinfo) Know where I can get any info on that??
On 9/6/99 at 10:05 AM, sheehan(a)switchboardmail.com (Bill Sheehan) wrote:
Hermz,
When you say that this is the original Compaq, do you mean that it is the
Compaq Portable (suitcase-sized, 9" monitor) or the Compaq Deskpro
(standard CPU box and external monitor)?
If the latter, it's actually an 8086 box. It's scrupulously
IBM-compatible, and will run any software than ran on the IBM PC.
Performance is a little better than the original PC.
The floppy disk drives are double-sided, double-density, and can hold 360K
of data each.
There is quite literally a mountain of DOS software that will run on this
beastie. You can also run CP/M-86, UCDS P-System, and even Xenix (if you
can find it).
You can find more info on Compaq's web site. Here's the URL for the
Deskpro: http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/qrg/Deskpro.html
Enjoy!
-- Bill
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