>SIMPKINS, Terry wrote:
>> > From: Jerry Fochtman
>>
>> Didn't Compaq offer what was termed the first really 'portable'
>> PC...which I believe was nicknamed 'luggable' because of its size and
>> weight... :-)
>
>> Yes, Compaq's original "portable" computer was called "luggable", but
>> only by those who had to carry one, not by Compaq itself :-)
>
>Aren't we forgetting the Kaypro?  If anyone from Southern College is
>still on the list (Ted? John?) I'm sure they can provide the
>particulars, but that's the first "portable" PC I ever saw (CP/M).
>
>Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
>

While it wasn't the first, the Timex-Sinclair was certainly smaller than the
other computers.  Of course you had to find a TV to plug it in to, but
everybody has a TV, right?
Gary Jackson
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