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Kaypro 10
10 / Kaypro / Portables

Kaypro 10

April 11, 2017April 1, 20220

For just a few dollars more than the cost of adding a separate hard drive to an existing computer you could buy the Kaypro 10. A full featured transportable computer, built by Non-Linear Systems in Solana Beach CA. The Kaypro 10 followed the Kaypro II and is similar to it …

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Commodore SX-64
Commodore / Portables / SX-64

Commodore SX-64

August 7, 2013April 1, 20220

This portable computer is the Commodore SX-64 and is known as the first portable with a color screen. It was released in 1984 to compete with the Osborne 1 and Compaq Portable but it didn’t do a very good job of it. Sales were poor and it was discontinued by …

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Osborne Vixen
Portables / Vixen

Osborne Vixen

January 14, 2013April 1, 20220

The Osborne Computer Corporation offered the Osborne Vixen computer in 1984, just as they were about to go bankrupt. This machine was not officially released by Osborne, but by a consultant named Fred Coury. It was a natural development from the earlier Osborne 1 and was also named “Osborne 4” …

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Osborne OCC-2 Executive
Executive OCC-2 / Osborne / Portables

Osborne OCC-2 Executive

December 26, 2012April 1, 20220

The Osborne Computer Corporation some original and successful computers. The Osborne Executive came right after their “Osborne 1” model. The Osborne Executive was the source of some improvements over the earlier model, with a larger screen, more memory, and the like. It was designed portable, but in those days that …

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Compaq Portable
Compaq / Portable I / Portables

Compaq Portable

December 16, 2012April 1, 20220

Compaq portables have been with us for a long time. The very first one was created back in 1982. It was not released until 1983. If you carried it around, it would have been good exercise. It weighed from 28 up to 34 pounds. Compare that with those netbooks today …

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Tandy 200
200 / Portables / Tandy

Tandy 200

December 6, 2012April 1, 20220

Tandy is no longer with us, but some of their computers are. The Tandy 200 is also sometimes referred to as the TRS-80 Model 200 even though Tandy had dropped the TRS prefix by that time. This was a computer designed with a little better specifications than its predecessor, the …

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Otrona Attache
Attache / Otrona / Portables

Otrona Attache

December 1, 2012April 1, 20220

The Otrona Attache was similar to those “one hit wonder” musical bands you have heard about. It was laid out well and got the nickname of “BMW of portables”. It was one of the smallest portable computers of its day. It was also one of the most expensive. Read on …

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Panasonic Executive Partner
Executive Partner / Panasonic / Portables

Panasonic Executive Partner

November 26, 2012April 1, 20220

The Panasonic Executive Partner definitely looks like a product designed by someone with a vision of a laptop. It had the layout of what would be a very large laptop of today. It was not that light, and weighed in at 28 pounds. But this computer had one extra addition, …

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Panasonic Sr Partner
Panasonic / Portables / Sr Partner

Panasonic Sr Partner

September 30, 2012April 1, 20222

Some of the earlier computers were rare ones. The Panasonic Sr. Partner is just such a computer. This was designed in Japan as a type of IBM clone back in 1983. It was one of the first clones to leave Japan for other shores. The computer was created to be …

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Kaypro II
II / Kaypro / Portables

Kaypro II

September 25, 2012April 1, 20220

The Kaypro II was a more modern looking computer even though it came out in 1982. The Kaypro company was founded by Andy Kay and under the name of Non-Linear Systems. The Kaypro II was the first computer made totally of metal. It was designed to be portable. It weighed …

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