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When I was a co-op student employee at IBM in the late 80s, I was given a desk in what was otherwise a storage room piled with stuff that had been used and then set aside. One box contained a 5140 convertible laptop with one of each peripheral "slice" -- printer, modem, expansion ports -- and the full set of technical manuals. I was allowed to take that beast home with me. I learned so much tinkering with that machin…
Were these truly meant to be “laptops” or just portable computers? I guess if they have a battery is a fairly clear discriminator.
Aesthetically this beats about 75% of the current laptop market. Would love to see some genuine creativity / cyberdeck type builds from laptop makers
I used to have NEC MobilePro 900 like here: https://live.staticflickr.com/213/481422006_92cdaeb6ee_b.jpg I miss that form factor really. And BTW, I regret that WindowsCE is not the thing anymore. IMO it has the best development infrastructure out there backed with MSVC IDE. I classify OSes into two major groups: "writer OS" (all desktop OSes primarily) and "reader OS" (all mobiles). But there is a void in between for…
I'd argue that given the max angle of the screen it cannot be used on your lap comfortably unless your eyes are on your navel. Hence it would be a battery powered portable pc and not a laptop.
Where's the line? Is a CHIP or M5 Cardputer portable or laptop?
Is it the hinge needed? In which case is a folding phone, a phone, laptop, or tablet?
(Not meaning to be aggressive. Curious about the fuzzy definition. Wanting to be convinced.)
When I was a co-op student employee at IBM in the late 80s, I was given a desk in what was otherwise a storage room piled with stuff that had been used and then set aside. One box contained a 5140 convertible laptop with one of each peripheral "slice" -- printer, modem, expansion ports -- and the full set of technical manuals. I was allowed to take that beast home with me. I learned so much tinkering with that machin…
I wonder if John Titor could have used this?