Portable Inventory [Archive] - The Vintage Computer Forums

Starshadow

January 31st, 2007, 06:37 PM

so what portables do we have?

Handhelds:

HP95lx - pocket sized xt with 512k ram and a 512k storage card

Handspring Treo 300 - Combo Palm/Cell Phone with 33mhz Motorola Dragonball CPU, 16 mb memory( shared between RAM and storage)

NEC MobilePro 770 - Windows CE Pro, 133mhz Mips CPU, 32mb onboard Memory, 256mb CF memory card, large 3/4 size keyboard, halfVGA color screen, 56k modem

Phillips Nino 300 - Windows CE 2.0, 75mhz Mips CPU, 8mb onboard memory, 64mb cf memory card, PalmPC formfactor( like a big Palm Pilot), 16 shade greyscale screen

Laptops:

Apple Powerbook 540c "Blackbird" - Mac OS 7.5 , 12 mb ram, 500 mb hd, 33mhz 68C040 cpu, 12 inch Color screen capable of 65k colors in 640x400 mode

Compaq Presario 1210 - Dual Boot Damn Small Linux and Windows 98, 48 mb ram, 5 gig hd,150mhz Pentium CPU, best damn speakers ever used on a laptop

Luggables:

Amstrad PPC640 - Dos 3.3 & Windows 1.01, 640k Ram, duel 720k 3.5in floppy drives, pop up 8 inch( i think) CGA greyscale screen, 4 shades of grey, err, green!( like a oversize original Gameboy screen ;) )

Terry Yager

January 31st, 2007, 06:55 PM

Duel boot??? So the DSL & Winderz just shoot it out every time ya hit da BigRedSwitch, or what?

Oh yeah, I agree 100% about the speakerz/sound system of the Compaq 1210. I had one here for a while, before it was donated. Best sounding laptop I've ever heard (and that sez a lot, considering that I presently own well over 100 of 'em).

--T

Vlad

January 31st, 2007, 06:55 PM

Handheld:
Hewlett Packard Jornada 720
Palm IIIx
Palm Tungsten E

Laptop:
IBM Thinkpad 380ED
Zenith Mastersport
Zenith Supersport
Toshiba 44000 (???)
Toshiba Satellite A55 S106 (not vintage)
Dell Insprion 5150 (POS but still not vintage)

Luggable:
Compaq Portable 386

M4nSl4y3r

January 31st, 2007, 09:51 PM

Phillips Velo 1, 4mb built in storage, 12mb in mine

NathanAllan

January 31st, 2007, 11:23 PM

Compaq 1670
Handspring Visor Prism
Epson HX-20
Tandy 600
Toshiba T1200
Tosh Satellite 110CS
Tosh Satellite Pro 420CDS
Tosh Satellite Pro 460CDT (slackware!)
Fujitsu Stylistic 500 (needs parts)
Compaq LTE386/S20 with full featured dock
Compaq Contura 3/25(not aero, not working, needs fdd, hdd)
NEC Versa V (needs fdd, hdd)

I included working and hopefuls. Not even counting the Apple 520c, it's got a bad error.

Starshadow

February 1st, 2007, 06:32 PM

Duel boot??? So the DSL & Winderz just shoot it out every time ya hit da BigRedSwitch, or what?

actually its a choice of the two OSes. Lilo pops up and ask what OS to boot.

IBMMuseum

February 1st, 2007, 09:03 PM

actually its a choice of the two OSes. Lilo pops up and ask what OS to boot.

Wordplay intended did he. Darth Sith and me, "duel" is. "Dual" here, the use should be.</Yoda>

Uhhhmmm...

Handheld:
IBM Workpad
IBM Wordpad c3
IBM Workpad c505
[Workpads here are black, rebranded Palms]
Palm Pilot
(not vintage yet) Palm Zire 71

Laptop, sub-laptop, & tablet:
IBM PC Convertible (several)
IBM PC110 & dock (Windows 95 on mine)
IBM Workpad z50 (Windows CE) & dock
IBM PS/2 L40SX (several)
IBM N45SL (rebranded Zenith)
IBM PS/2 N51SX (a few)
IBM PS/2 N51SLC (a few)
IBM PS/2 CL57SX (a few)
IBM PS/55 (Japanese) N23SX
IBM PS/2 Note 425 (Thinkpad 350 without PCMCIA)
IBM Thinkpad 701 & dock
IBM Thinkpad 700, 700C, 720, & 720C, dock
IBM Thinkpad 730T (a few) & 730TE, docks
Numerous IBM Thinkpad 75x & 760 series, docks
IBM 2488 (rebranded tablet)
IBM 7592 tablets (two)

Luggables:
IBM PC Portable
IBM PS/2 P70
IBM PS/2 P75

IBMMuseum

February 1st, 2007, 09:09 PM

...Laptop, sub-laptop, & tablet:

Forgot the two Toshiba T1000s...

Starshadow

February 2nd, 2007, 03:52 PM

Wordplay intended did he. Darth Sith and me, "duel" is. "Dual" here, the use should be

oops! Damn posting too late at night... :confused6:

curtis

February 5th, 2007, 06:01 AM

Hmm, let's see what I've got at this moment.

Osborne 1 - Tan case and Gray/blue case.
Osborne 1 GREATLY modified to include a 768K 3.5" A drive, 2 5.25 DSDD drives, 150W power supply (VERY tight fit), and external video output
Osborne Executive
Osborne Vixen
Texas Instruments CC-40 both 6K and 18K
TI CC-40+
TI CC-40 prototype 2K
TI BASICalc aka TI-74
TI PROCalc aka TI-95
TI Travelmate 4000M Use it for saving files for the CC-40's via the PC Interface
Kyotronics KC-85
Olivetti M10
NEC PC-8201 beige, red, and silver
NEC PC-8201a
NEC PC-8300
NEC PC-8401 Starlet
NEC PC-8500
TRS-80 Model 100
Tandy Model 102
Tandy Model 200
Tandy Model 600
Zenith ZP-150
Zenith Z-171
Epson HX-20
Epson PX-8 Geneva
Epson PX-4
Epson HX-40 same as PX-4 with POS keyboard
Epson PX-16 16 bit!
Epson HX-160 Same as PX-16 with POS keyboard
HP 95LX
HP 100LX
IBM Thinkpad 500
IBM Thinkpad 701CS The one with the "butterfly" keyboard
Poqet PC Model 164
Poqet PC Model 181
Poquet PC+
Fujutsu PoqetPad
ZEOS Pocket PC
Several Bondwell CP/M laptops
numerous Palm Pilots and assorted PDA's
Zenith CruisePad
Sharp PC-5000

I think that gets most of it. Still unpacking!

Curtis

DoctorPepper

February 9th, 2007, 06:40 AM

Hmmm, my handheld/luggable/portable collection consists of:

2 TRS-80 Model 100s
1 Tandy 102
1 Tandy 200
1 Epson PX-8
1 NEC Multispeed HD
2 Tandy 1400 LTs
1 Tandy 1400 FD
1 IBM 5140
2 TRS-80 Model 4Ps
1 QuickPad Pro
1 Casio Cassiopeia
1 Handspring Visor
1 Sony Clie
2 Sharp Wizard OZ-640s
1 Dell Latitude XPi Notebook

More modern stuff:
1 Dell Inspiron 1000 Notebook
1 HP Pavilion dv2037us Notebook
1 Apple MacBook Pro Notebook (my wife's computer)
1 Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

EvanK

February 10th, 2007, 10:19 PM

I have too much to list it all. I will definitely forget something important. But I won't bother listing anything too new .... you guys know how I feel about the off-topicness around here. :) So having said that, here's what I have (or at least what I can recall at this late hour ... also I acquired some things at VCF 9 last fall which I haven't yet documented):

Laptops:
- Grid Compass 1101
- Epson HX-20
- IBM 5140 Convertible (x2)
- Gavilan
- Kyotronic KC-85
- Grundy NewBrain model A.D.
- Sharp PC-5000
- Convergent Workslate
- Toshiba 1100+
- GridPad 15xx series (forget which one)

Handhelds:
- AST Gridpad 2390
- Apple Newton 100
- Atari Portfolio
- AT&T EO 440
- Canon LC Palmtronic
- Casio IF-8000
- Casio PF-3000
- Casio PF-3200
- Casio PF-7000
- Casio PF-8000
- Casio Zoomer / Z-7000
- HP HP-95 LX
- Kyocera Refalo
- Panasonic RL-H1400
- Psion Organizer (original)
- Sharp EL-8160
- Sharp IQ-7000
- Sharp OZ-7000
- Sony Magiclink
- Sony PTC-300
- Tandy EC-4002
- TRS-80 PC-1
- TRS-80 PC-5
- Toshiba LC-1019MN
- Toshiba LC-836MN

Calculators:
- Casio AQ-2000
- Casio CQ-1
- Casio FX-7000G
- HP-41C
- Toshiba LC-840WA

Other portables:
- Nixdorf LK-3000
- Craig M100
- Panasonic RL-500
- Sony Typecorder (OA-S1100)
- IBM Simon
- Mattel Auto Race
- Homebrewed "Portable 1" (Briel's Apple 1 replica in battery-powered custom laptop shell)

- Evan

curtis

February 13th, 2007, 04:34 PM

detnyre

February 15th, 2007, 04:30 AM

For vintage portable systems I have 3 Epson PX-8's and 1 Apple IIc.

For every day use I have a Apple Powerbook G4.

Derek

EvanK

February 17th, 2007, 10:50 AM

Thanks, Curtis...

Derek: the //c is not a portable. It's small, but not a portable. Although they did make an optional LCD and battery for it. So in that sense, it's the IBM 5140 Convertible turned inside-out. In fact both machines came out in mid-1984.

curtis

February 17th, 2007, 05:57 PM

Aw, come on, the //c does qualify as a portable. After all it has a handle! http://dune.servint.com/uploads/c_laugh.gif

Thanks, Curtis...

Derek: the //c is not a portable. It's small, but not a portable. Although they did make an optional LCD and battery for it. So in that sense, it's the IBM 5140 Convertible turned inside-out. In fact both machines came out in mid-1984.

Micom 2000

February 17th, 2007, 06:48 PM

So do the Kaypros, Osbourne, and my 75lb IBM 8580 PS/2. I'd never be able to hold it in 1 hand tho. :^)

I can't believe that I have one Evan doesn't have. A Sharp PC3000 commonly referred to as a Portfolio II. Unfortunately it's on it's last legs as I discovered when I pulled it out today. :^{ Oh well, sob, sob, maybe one day I'll replace it with a Husky or a Dauphin Orasis.

I'm also hurt that he doesn't remember which Grid 15xx he has. They were dropped from helicoptors in Viet-Nam when you ran out of grenades and sent on space missions by NASA. Forgot the model indeed ! sniff !

Lawrence

IBMMuseum

February 17th, 2007, 06:54 PM

Aw, come on, the //c does qualify as a portable. After all it has a handle!

So does the PS/2 Model 60/65/80 cases, but I don't think it classifies them as portable (I have heard of them being used as table legs, so maybe "Poor-table" instead)...

EvanK

February 18th, 2007, 06:03 PM

I can't believe that I have one Evan doesn't have. A Sharp PC3000

Hi Lawrence.

I only collect computers that are historically significant*, to keep my budget balanced**. That's why I do not have a PC3000. It's a very nice computer, but there is not any significant "first" about it.

I'm also hurt that he doesn't remember which Grid 15xx he has. They were... sent on space missions by NASA.

Sorry to offend you. :) I'm not sure if the 15xx went into space, but I know the 1100 series did.

- Evan

* Sometimes I fail
** I always fail

Starshadow

February 18th, 2007, 07:38 PM

So does the PS/2 Model 60/65/80 cases, but I don't think it classifies them as portable (I have heard of them being used as table legs, so maybe "Poor-table" instead)...
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Also the Compact B/W Macs had Handles, and in fact were smaller and lighter than some luggables, but are not considered "portables". Weird huh? :rastarolleye:

carlsson

February 19th, 2007, 01:27 AM

Depending on what you consider a handheld (computer?), I may have doubled(*) my collection yesterday. I visited the local flea market and picked up a somewhat rugged Sharp EL-6200 (http://ernst.mulder.com/calculators/sharp-el6200-index.html) which is said to have been introduced in the late 1970's. I tried to load it with 4 x 1.2V rechargeable batteries, but it was too little voltage to get it running so I need to buy some real 1.5V ones to test if it is working. Maybe the display is kaput, as described on the webpage. In any case, I paid only $7 and got a 20+ years old, still shrink-wrapped unrecorded audio cassette for free. I believe if I find the right collector, it may be worth $4-5 or more on its own.

(*) Since before I have an Atari Portfolio which I acquired in a swap. I have a few branded calculators too, but those definitely don't qualify as handheld computers in my world.

EvanK

February 19th, 2007, 11:04 AM

which is said to have been introduced in the late 1970's.

No way is this from the 1970s. LCD screens like that didn't exist at the time for consumer products. I estimate 1983-1987.

Micom 2000

February 26th, 2007, 07:16 PM

[QUOTE=mobilemaster;38461]Hi Lawrence.

I only collect computers that are historically significant*, to keep my budget balanced**. That's why I do not have a PC3000. It's a very nice computer, but there is not any significant "first" about it.

I can't believe you can place the Sharp/Dip 3000 in any insignificant category. This did after all come out under the Sharp label in 91 only 2 years after the Portfolio. That delay was because of the Tramiel Atari rejection after he undoubtably had them install the proprietary parallel and serial ports (as was Tramiel custom-looking for after sale profit). That later became it's greatest fault. When it was issued as a Sharp in 91 only the HP and Fugitso Poquet could compare with it. And as many have said it had the best keyboard of them all.

There used to be a great page who's author had it running Win 3.1 as well as many programs which even the most modern of handhelds couldn't handle. Unfortunately the author has folded his tent and his site, Stuart Midwinter.

In Europe the Sharp PC3000 still has many fans and a mailing list.
http://www.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~utcke/Laptop/sharp-pc3100.html#list

Should I be able to get Stuart Midwinter to resurrect his site you will see how significant the DIP II was.

My nephew recently passed on a Cassiopedia E-11 to me with Win CE and manuals. It's a joke. More than 15 years later, that's all the computer "giants" can produce ?

I only wish I had the free coin to win the E-pay offer of the DTR Orasis a while back, even tho DTR is now a memory. Seems like any new handheld is coupled with a hefty ISP cost which is ongoing for life like death and taxes.

Lawrence

carlsson

February 26th, 2007, 11:50 PM

I need to buy some real 1.5V ones to test if it is working.
No go with fresh 1.5V batteries. I managed to get it to flash once: "SETTING". I took it apart, but can't see any visual problems. Probably the display is partly kaput or something else. Oh well, it came with the plastic shell. Maybe a friend of mine who collects handheld systems will be interested in trading even if it is non-functional.

EvanK

February 27th, 2007, 04:02 PM

Hi Lawrence.

I only collect computers that are historically significant*, to keep my budget balanced**. That's why I do not have a PC3000. It's a very nice computer, but there is not any significant "first" about it.

I can't believe you can place the Sharp/Dip 3000 in any insignificant category.

The thing is, there's a big difference between significant (as in "interesting gadget and/or commercially successful") and historically significant. Lots of examples of the first category -- Psion Organiser, HP-100/200, etc. -- and while I do own some of those, they didn't change the course of anything innovation-wise. Other products with their technology already existed, as was the case for the Sharp unit. Meanwhile a bunch of other systems that most people never heard of are the ones which were REALLY pioneering, such as the Toshiba LC-836, Casio PF-8000, Panasonic FH-2000, and Sony PTC-300.

Erik

February 27th, 2007, 04:18 PM

The thing is, there's a big difference between significant (as in "interesting gadget and/or commercially successful") and historically significant. [...]

Exactly, which leaves those of us too wishy-washy to decide collecting just about everything! :D

TexasCowhand

October 30th, 2007, 02:03 PM

Fairly new to the forum, I've "lurked" around off and on for a few months. If it is against the community practice to resurrect older threads, my apologies in advance. As a first post, here is a list of my collection to date. Some were impluse purchases, some accidental (as I didn't know what the heck I was doing!), and most qualify at least for interesting vintage computer purchase(s). Hope they bring back good memories for you, as the do for me, and feel free to comment in any manner. I've a tough skin and at the end of the day it doesn't matter if one has acquired what one wanted. (The list may format a bit strangely... I just ripped it from my Excel database.)

Atari 400
TI TI 99/4A
Compaq DeskPro
Commodore Amiga 1000
Epson HX-20
Kyocera Kyotronic 85
NEC PC-8201A
Tandy TRS-80 Model 100
Tandy TRS-80 Model 102
Zenith ZFL-181-92
Toshiba T-1000
NEC UltraLite PC-17-02
Zenith minisPORT
GRiD GRiDPad 1900
Compaq LTE
Compaq LTE 286
Texas Instruments TravelMate LT286/12
Apple PowerBook 170
Gateway Handbook
Hewlett-Packard OmniBook 300
Toshiba Portégé T3400
GRiD Palm Pad G24-2351
Toshiba T200CS/80 Dynapad
Apple PowerBook Duo 280c
Texas Instruments TravelMate 4000WinSX
IBM ThinkPad 701cs
Gateway Solo 2100
Apple PowerBook Duo 2300c
Compaq Armada 7330T
IBM ThinkPad X30
IXO (Digital) TC-200
Sony MagicLink PIC-1000
Texas Instruments Business Analyst II
Tandy TRS-80 PC-4 (PC-1212)
Panasonic HHC RL-H1400
(Lexicon &) Nixdorf LK-3000
* LK-3500 Notepad module
* LK-3200 Language module
TI CC40
Canon X-07
Casio IF-8000 Organizer
Casio PB-1000
Atari Portfolio
Hewlett-Packard HP-95LX
Sharp PC-3100
Hewlett-Packard HP-100LX
Apple Newton MP100 Message Pad
Psion Series 3A
Fujitsu PadPlus RF PQ-3020
Casio Z-7000 Zoomer
Hewlett-Packard Omnigo 100
Sharp Zaurus ZR-5000FX
Philips Velo 1
Ericsson MC16 (OEM HP 320LX)
NEC MobilePro 780
US Robotics Pilot 5000
3Com Palm III
Sony Clie PEG-T615C

Druid6900

October 30th, 2007, 09:26 PM

Well, welcome to the forum, formally, and that's quite the collection you have there.

Nice thing about little computers is you can have more of them cluttering up the same space as a few pieces of "big iron". :)

Terry Yager

October 31st, 2007, 07:32 AM

A very respectable collection :drool:. Nothing to be ashamed of there.

---T

TexasCowhand

October 31st, 2007, 06:58 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome. Now, could I persuade you to convey your thoughts about space to the spousal unit...
;)

Nice thing about little computers is you can have more of them cluttering up the same space as a few pieces of "big iron". :)

Druid6900

October 31st, 2007, 07:39 PM

Sure, just tell her you're getting rid of all your computers and getting just one.

A Cray.

Then show her a picture of one. :)

Anonymous Freak

October 31st, 2007, 08:19 PM

Hrm, my portable collection is a bit heavy on the Apple side:

Macintosh Portable (backlit, currently with a dead battery, looking into getting it rebuilt.)
68k PowerBooks: 100, 140, 180, 520c
PowerBook Duos: 230c, 2300c
PPC PowerBooks: 520c with PowerPC upgrade, 3x5300c, 5300ce, iBook (original Tangerine), G3 (Lombard), G4 (12" 867 MHz)
Other: MacBook Pro (2.0 GHz Core Duo,) Compaq Presario V2000 (Pentium M 2.26 GHz)
Newton MP 100, MP 120
Palm V, Tapwave Zodiac
Nokia N-Gage, iPhone

I used to have two luggables: a Compaq Portable II and an IBM PS/2 P70, but both were sold off before I started "collecting" computers.

And if you count them, I also have a Mac Plus, 2xSE, SE/30, Classic, Classic II, and Color Classic II. (Hey, they weigh less than the Portable II and PS/2 P70.)

EvanK

November 2nd, 2007, 10:26 PM

Fairly new to the forum ... As a first post, here is a list of my collection to date.

Kudos on the Nixdorf LK-3500 Notepad module and the Casio IF-8000. Good finds.

Now you need the Nixdorf "Electronic Directory" module (I can look up the # when I get home to NJ next week) and the Casio PF-8000. The former adds a database app to the LK-3000; the latter puts the IF- to shame by having a character recognition feature.

Your holy grail should be the Toshiba LC-836MN, a.ka. Memo Note 30. As far as I can tell (based on five years of very hard-core research and collecting), that was the first "real" PDA, circa 1978. Canon and Sharp had very similar devices of the same era, but they appear to be me-too products.

Aposke

April 25th, 2008, 11:05 AM

I've only got portable computers, but compared to most of you guys, I got almost nothing ^^

Portables:
Atari Portfolio (With Parallel Interface and Memory-Expander)
HP 95LX
Psion Organiser II
Psion Revo

Laptops:
Olivetti M15 (case is a bit damaged, I haven't tested if it works yet)
Macbook

Programmable calculators:
Sharp PC-1401

Bungo Pony

April 25th, 2008, 12:08 PM

I really like the idea of luggable, portable, and handheld since you don't need a ton of room to store them! Here's mine:

Handheld:

Palm m130
TRS-80 PC-3
Sharp PC-1261

Luggables:
None :(
Had a TRS-80 Model 4P once, but I was low on room and had no software for it. I almost knew I'd regret throwing it away, and I still regret it.

Portable:
I've got a Pentium ??? Running Win98.
486 DX-25 with no hard drive :(
...and I recently accidently blew up a 386 SX-25 :(

But I REALLY love my handhelds :). I've got time to kill at work while I'm doing long tests on boards, so I'm typing some basic progs into text files and I'll be uploading them to my Sharp PC-1261.

Aposke

May 4th, 2008, 04:11 AM

...and I recently accidently blew up a 386 SX-25.
wow how did that happen?

curtis

May 4th, 2008, 02:31 PM

Big addition coming to my collection... an Osborne Encore! Not sure if it works or not, but will find out next week!!!!!

Bungo Pony

May 5th, 2008, 07:15 AM

wow how did that happen?

I plugged in the wrong power supply. An incredibly stupid mistake, and even I should have known better. Oh well.

TexasCowhand

May 16th, 2008, 03:53 PM

Hi Evan! I too think the LK-3000 was an interesting "step along the way" toward development of a personal device (what I want doesn't really have a name... internet tablet comes closest to fitting my personal desires). Progress will get us there eventually.

I still don't have the LK-xxxx Electronic Directory module you referenced. Watching for it to add to my LK-3500 Notepad and LK-3200 Language modules. (What is the number?)

I was already, and continue, to seek the Toshiba LC-836MN... even would "start" with one of its "siblings" until I found it if I could. (Sighs.)

The only additions since my previous posting have been a NEC UltraLite PC-17-01 (to go with my NEC UltraLite PC-17-02) and (at long last!) a Casio PF-8000. It's interesting to note the present movement forward-back to memory "hard-drives" as the UltraLites had/have. Almost didn't buy the -01... so many things, so little money, but I'm really glad I did. While it is used, I have never bought a used computer that had been taken care of so well. It is simply in beautiful condition with the original (has the visual appearance of carbon paper) black plastic sleave it came in as well as a sheet of the same material that rests on the keyboard seperating it (further) from the dislplay.

Still have units I am seeking, but they are far less common than say a TRS-80/100 for example. Now to determine the best way to display those I do have...

BTW, thanks for the site. It's nice to check what others of similar interests are doing from time to time.

Kudos on the Nixdorf LK-3500 Notepad module and the Casio IF-8000. Good finds.

Now you need the Nixdorf "Electronic Directory" module (I can look up the # when I get home to NJ next week) and the Casio PF-8000. The former adds a database app to the LK-3000; the latter puts the IF- to shame by having a character recognition feature.

Your holy grail should be the Toshiba LC-836MN, a.ka. Memo Note 30. As far as I can tell (based on five years of very hard-core research and collecting), that was the first "real" PDA, circa 1978. Canon and Sharp had very similar devices of the same era, but they appear to be me-too products.

TexasCowhand

May 28th, 2008, 08:15 PM

Bump...

:( :)

idlebiker

June 28th, 2008, 03:11 AM

Toshiba T1600 (x2)
Walters Portable 486dx
Epson HX-20 with Expansion and Acoustic Modem
NEC Versa 2000c with External CD Drive
Powerbook 1400c with Quicktake 150

and a Non-working Datavue 25 with floppy manual and case (anyone want it?)

Micom 2000

June 28th, 2008, 09:51 PM

Whle I have a DTR 1 and an Atari Portfolio, as well as a miserably dissappointing Casopedia E-11 and an HP 95, albeit wthout the serial connector cable, as well as a raft of Laptops, the only one that seemed to serve my needs was the Sharp PC 3000. Unfortunately mine isn't isn't working properly. As well it requires proprietary parallel and serial cables. The PC card disk one and 2 on mine also don't seem to work.

I would jump on any handheld which was as capable as it was supposed to be. Especially if it also had internet capabilites of some sort and decent expandable memory.

Has there ever been such a beast ? No CE B-Sxxt. Just Dos. A battery whch last more than 2 days ? Sound and Music capabilites. Perhaps a PCMCIA port which will take modern Specs.

And of course the same size and weight, more-or-less. Is there such a beast ?

Lawrence

Bungo Pony

July 4th, 2008, 10:01 AM

I would jump on any handheld which was as capable as it was supposed to be. Especially if it also had internet capabilites of some sort and decent expandable memory.

Has there ever been such a beast ? No CE B-Sxxt. Just Dos. A battery whch last more than 2 days ? Sound and Music capabilites. Perhaps a PCMCIA port which will take modern Specs.

Perhaps an EeePC would meet your needs? (http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/01/20/asus-eeepc-review-why-it-was-love-at-first-sight/) (Sorry, it's not a vintage machine, but I want one!)

harry

July 8th, 2008, 02:07 PM

HI, If you still have the manual for the datavue 25, and would like to sell it , just let me know. I have the portable, but no manual! all the best...

Micom 2000

July 9th, 2008, 12:56 AM

The EeePC seems sweet and at one US dealer they were sellng for $304. I would be tempted. Has all the bells and whistles. And has Linux installed.

Lawrence

Perhaps an EeePC would meet your needs? (http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/01/20/asus-eeepc-review-why-it-was-love-at-first-sight/) (Sorry, it's not a vintage machine, but I want one!)

barythrin

July 9th, 2008, 01:05 PM

Hm.. I was reluctant since I don't know off the top of my head all the portables I have and some are those fuzzy luggable vs portable debates, and a few aren't really vintage but neat.

Since I'll surely miss some doing this from memory:
Amstrad PPC(640?)
Atari Portfolio
Commodore SX-64
Compaq Portable
Compaq Portable III
Grid Gridpad (model ?)
Kaypro II
Osborne I
Tandy 100
Tandy 102
Tandy 200
TI CC-40
TRS-80 PC-1
TRS-80 PC-2
TRS-80 PC-3
TRS-80 PC-4

Non-Obsolete:
Fujitsu older tablet PC
Tiger game.com (not vintage, but interesting attempt at a PDA/Gaming device aimed for older crowd)
VIA Flexi-PC wearable
Xybernaut MAIV wearable

Various older notebooks/laptops but none overy worth mentioning.

I dunno.. prolly a few I forgot but I'm getting bored trying to think of them at this point lol.

Vint

July 10th, 2008, 10:40 AM

Portables I have:

Radio Shack Model 100
Radio Shack PC2
Toshiba 50CT
Casio FX602P
Handspring Visor Deluxe
Dell Axim X30

After seeing the list of portables some have in here - I can't even call myself a collector of 'portables' - perhaps I'm a 'dabbler'.
I could look at it this way -- the less 'units' I have the more individual attention I can afford to each :)
Perhaps then -- less is more.

Micom 2000

July 15th, 2008, 12:48 AM

Finally did an inventory of my portables and handhelds. Compared to my desktops it's pretty miniscule. Most work, some have problems.

HP 95LX no serial cable
Atari Portfolio Have most of the bells and whistles including connectivity to a Zip-Dsk, Woo
Sharp PC 3000 (the Portfolio 2 from DIP)
Zenith ZFA-161 My favorite luggable with the pop-up FDDs
Osborne 1
Kaypro ll
Kaypro 2X
Compaq 2 red plasma screen
NEC Prospeed 286 the batteries still WORK !
Mac PowerBook 145 HD and internal battery problem
2 x Grid 1520 Possibly my favorite LT. Red plasma. Who can ignore legend. Magnesium case.
Grid 1755 RS model. Black plastic case. Same as below DEC
DEC pc 320P same as above in white plastic.
2 x Dauphin DTR-1 MY subcompact of all tme. I couple it with a BackPacker cd with ESS sound card in it,
AST Premium Exec 386SX/25 Color
Sharp PC-6500
2 x Compaq LTE lite 4/33C wth a neat docking station
HP Omnibook 4000C
Cassopeia E-11 A total disappointment.

Lawrence