Jere Lull wrote in news:2008092614594875249-
jerelull@maccom:

I remember it and all the rest mentioned. The first time I saw a
Kaypro, I was in lust: A computer that you could carry as a
self-contained unit!



I drove all the way to Jacksonville, FL to buy the new 8088 Compaq Portable
for $2,495....twin floppies, 9" screen. The keyboard became the bottom
when you carried it. It looked like a sewing machine...and weighed about
the same. AC power ONLY....88 watt switching power supply you could
overload by simply plugging something new into it. The expansion boards
overloaded it.

DOS 3.3 and the GREEN monochrome monitor completed the package....

I spent the weekend in the closest motel to Sears' computer center plugging
in floppy disks with programs and stuff to play with from home.

We hardly slept.......(c;

We'd probably have starved if there hadn't been two restaurants next door
to the motel.

At the next Computer Club meeting, it was the center of attention.

Pong never looked better....(c;