[Noisebridge-discuss] free junk: weird portable style pc computer

[Michael Shiloh]

that's it! a lunchbox! i knew there was a name for the style but 
couldn't remember it.

sounds like it's destined for my crucible take apart class....

by the way, i still have an LED message panel for you. one of these days...

m

Christie Dudley wrote:
> Oooh, a lunchbox!  The earliest luggables had the screen on the end 
> (think o-scope form factor), IIRC, so this is clearly 2nd generation.  I 
> had one of these for a long time because they didn't make PCMCIA 
> ethernet cards that would go into promiscuous mode and nobody had 
> implemented this whole "port mirroring" thing yet.  Although mine had an 
> actual color screen. 
> 
> I'd wager it's no later than a 386, though (like mine).  Possibly a 286 
> (like the v1).  By the time 486's were rolling around, pcmcia had 
> evolved and there really wasn't any reason to make a the lunchbox any more.
> 
> But I couldn't imagine a use for it at all.
> 
> Christie
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Michael Shiloh 
> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com <mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     it's ancient, so don't take this for processing power: it's probably
>     a 486.
> 
>     the form factor is pretty unique, and may appeal to someone.
> 
>     it's an early luggable. it stands on your desk like a small
>     briefcase, with the screen (early LCD or perhaps VFD? Certainly
>     monochrome, probably orange) on the side, so you face the side of
>     the briefcase. Keyboard snaps onto screen for transportation and
>     protection.
> 
>     i think the motherboard has some slots, probably ISA.
> 
>     it's an SRL discard, and has been opened and played with. "some
>     assembly required".
> 
>     any interest?
> 
>     by the way, the box of junk i brought over awhile back, is there any
>     remaining junk that i need to cart away? i promised to be
>     responsible with anything that none of you wanted.
> 
>     michael
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