Compaq Portable II Old Crap Vintage Computing

Compaq Portable Ii. Compaq Portable II model 2650 Computer vintage Con Catawiki Compaq Portable 386; Compaq Portable 486 and Compaq Portable 486c; The Compaq Portable is an early portable computer which was one of the first 100% IBM PC compatible systems. The Compaq ROM signature is a 6-byte string at F000:FFEAh: "COMPAQ"

Compaq Portable II Old Crap Vintage Computing
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The drive enclosure caters for two floppy drives, one on top of the other. The Compaq Portable II is a smaller and lighter upgrade of their popular Portable I, with a faster CPU, and an integrated hard drive data storage system

Compaq Portable II Old Crap Vintage Computing

But yeh, as I already said, I didn't think the PicoPSU itself was appropriate for the Compaq Portable II. It has an 80286 processor and a socket for an 80287 math co-processor Weighing 26 pounds and with a price close to $5000, the concept of mobile, affordable computing was quite different than it is today.

Booting the Compaq Portable II Yesterbits. This Compaq Portable II computer is a "luggable" system, complete with a sturdy carrying handle It has an 80286 processor and a socket for an 80287 math co-processor

Compaq Portable II Muzeul de Istoria Calculatoarelor Arad. This is preceded by the product class signature at F000:FFE8h: "01" AkBKukU's ATX to PCJr board is what made me look at the PicoPSU in the first place, and its power brick fits in the Compaq Portable II's power supply enclosure with only minor adjustment