On 03/17/2018 02:36 PM, Connor S wrote:
Thank you so much for this perspective. Quite helpful when comparing across computers and systems. Connor S. was looking to understand the 'portability' weight if you were to move a computer / monitor / disk drive / etc. to use one of these.
Today we carried (aka lugged) the Macintosh SE, Altair 8800 (clone), iBook & MacBook Air to the school science fair. I would have to say the Macintosh SE with disk drive, keyboard, mouse & power cables isn't as 'portable' as I had hoped. Glad Connor S. found a vintage case for it, but wish the design had included wheels for the long walk down the hallways and across the gym! :)
None of the computers (except the Model T - AKA the Model 100) were portable or even luggable. There was the Kaypro, an IBM and a few others that were luggable. I have something similar to the Model T and a Radio Shack PC-2 (a little larger than a large cell phone). That weighs in at 1lb. But the Model Ts were popular among the News folks. The batteries lasted at least a week, it was a comfortable keyboard and with a battery powered modem you call 'phone in' your story. At 300 baud the call would only be a few minutes. I had a luggable 386sx sniffer laptop that weighed in at 18lbs and cost $25k (1990). That was fun to travel with. Today we can get open source software call Wireshark that is more powerful. I wonder if I can get that on a tablet? -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies