23 Jun
2007
23 Jun
'07
1:26 a.m.
Liam Proven wrote:
On 22/06/07, Jim Leonard <trixter at
oldskool.org> wrote:
A "portable" computer with everything-and-the-kitchen-sink included
isn't different or interesting? The thing had an embedded CRT and
printer. The manufacturer calling it portable was an oxymoron.
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Liam Proven wrote:
I don't think that a PC in an unusual form factor counts as genuinely
weird, different or interesting! What are the most bizarre, way-out or just plain
*different* machines
that folks have seen?
One of the most "common" oddball machines you can actually still pick up
in a lot of places is the PCjr.
I've always been partial to "luggables" that include more than they
should, like the Panasonic Sr. Partner which has a printer behind the
CRT. A friend told me he used to lug that thing onto planes and through
airport terminals and lost weight doing it. The printer used a roll of
fax paper, so all of your printouts looked like faxes.