Jeff Kell wrote:
> 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]>
>

We had a Karypro around here, too, but I haven't seen it in a long time. I
think it had a Z80 chip, but I could well be wrong.  We got it along with a
bunch of HP120s and HP125s (some of which we still have in some storeroom
somewhere) back in 1982 or 3.

Richard Gambrell (e-mail: [log in to unmask])
Associate Director
Information Technology Center
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA