3 May
2004
3 May
'04
11:09 a.m.
At 03:43 PM 5/3/04 -0700, you wrote:
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.
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On Mon, 3 May 2004, Joe R. wrote:
The same as I paid for all the other Compaqs that I have. $0.00
I think you're mixed up.
ABSOLUTELY!
no argument there!
I think the first one was the Portable (8088
w/ 256k, then the Portable
II (smaller but still 8088 and 640K)
How much would you pay for a "Portable
II" that came stock with a 286
motherboard? 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.
then the Portable 286 (286 CPU and
640k(?)), then the Portable III (the small lunchbox sized computer (I don't
remember if theese were 286s or 386SXs)) and then the Portable 386 (it had
a full fledged 386DX). FWIW I have a P-II sitting about five feet from me.
FWIW I think the Portable 286 was probably the same size as the P-II. It
wasn't much smaller than the original Portable but I distinctly remember
Compaq saying that it was 40% smaller. Probably about 10% smaller in each
direction so ~40% smaller volume.
How much would you pay for a "Portable 286" that IS EXACTLY the size and
shape as the original portable, with MOST case/body parts interchangeable
with the original portable?
The original portables that I had (sold off at VCF a few years ago),
and the "Portable 286" that I still have are EXACTLY the same size and
shape, and are difficult to tell apart (minor differences, such as
horizontal v vertical drives). The "Portable II" that I still have is
significantly, noticeably, and
obviously smaller.
Is it unreasonable for me to assume that the 286 with a case like the
original was an earlier model than the 286 with a smaller more modern
case?
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 do not have any of the Portable IIIs (lunchbox)
One of my Compaq's is "upgraded" to the Compaq EGA card
Another has the ATI EGA Wonder, with "special Compaq adapter"
The Portable 286 has sheet metal "damage" (I mounted a 3.5" drive above
the expansion cards)
If still around by then, I'll sell them at VCF. (along with the usual
pile of boxes of crap)
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
> At 01:09 PM 5/3/04 -0700, you wrote:
> >On Mon, 3 May 2004, Joe R. wrote:
> >> IIRC they were 256k, 8088 CPU and dual DS disk drives and that
was
it.
> >
> >> The Portable II was 40% smaller and lighter and had 640k of RAM. I
think a
>Between
the original and the II, there was a "Portable 286", which was
>ALMOST the same as the original, but with a 80286 motherboard, etc.
>(The II was also 286)
>
>> hard drive was available in the P-II but I don't know if that was
from
the
factory or a third party job.
factory
but third party was fine - other than having a very limited list of "drive
numbers", which didn't exactly match the IBM AT list, the hard drive could
take ordinary 506/MFM drives.