21 Jan
2006
21 Jan
'06
4:22 p.m.
I FINALLY got my TI portable professional in the mail
today. Nearly 50 lbs oi. Did anything sporting a color
crt predate this unit? Whos going to help me retrofit
a more modern and snappy tube?
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21 Jan
21 Jan
11:55 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris M" <chrism3667 at yahoo.com>
To: "talk" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:22 AM
Subject: what was the first color portable?
I FINALLY got my TI portable professional in the mail
today. Nearly 50 lbs oi. Did anything sporting a color
crt predate this unit? Whos going to help me retrofit
a more modern and snappy tube?
Commodore SX64 I believe was the first colour 'portable'.
cheers,
Lance
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22 Jan
22 Jan
1:24 p.m.
On Sat, 21 Jan 2006, Chris M wrote:
I FINALLY got my TI portable professional in the mail
today. Nearly 50 lbs oi. Did anything sporting a color
crt predate this unit? Whos going to help me retrofit
a more modern and snappy tube?
I'd strongly recommend to NEVER ask "FIRST?"!
The Commodore SX64 was one of the first TO BE MASS PRODUCED.
But there were MANY before that.
The Elcompco (Model V?) was built into a Halliburton attache case (like
the drug dealers use), and had provision for connecting the viewfinder
from a TV camera for use as a portable display.
23 Jan
23 Jan
4:14 p.m.
to qualify, it would have to be mass produced, not
just some kludge ;). You know what I mean. In reality
though, the SX-64 may have predated the TIPPC. They
came out the same year, but according to
old-computers.com, the release date was 11/83, and who
knows if it could have been had in color at that point
(there was a mono version). Don't know don't know.
I'll have to do more research...
--- Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2006, Chris M wrote:
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I FINALLY got my TI portable professional in the
mail
today. Nearly 50 lbs oi. Did anything sporting a
color
crt predate this unit? Whos going to help me
retrofit
a more modern and snappy tube?
I'd strongly recommend to NEVER ask "FIRST?"!
The Commodore SX64 was one of the first TO BE MASS
PRODUCED.
But there were MANY before that.
The Elcompco (Model V?) was built into a Halliburton
attache case (like
the drug dealers use), and had provision for
connecting the viewfinder
from a TV camera for use as a portable display.
11:38 p.m.
Rumor has it that Chris M may have mentioned these words:
to qualify, it would have to be mass produced, not
just some kludge ;).
So my Etch-a-Sketch with color gels and a handmade label that says "Vectrex
PSP" (for PlayStation Prehistoric! ;-) doesn't count???
Killjoy... ;-)
Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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3:01 p.m.
something like the TIPPC or the SX64 or whatever. The
Altair was a kit thing. You're making my head hurt :(
--- Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Chris M wrote:
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to qualify, it would have to be mass produced,
not
just some kludge ;). You know what I mean. In
reality
What constitutes "mass produced"?
Would the 1975 Popular Electronics Altair 8800
qualify as "mass produced"?
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