cmi@dartvax.UUCP (Theo Pozzy/R. Green) (04/07/84)
I just saw the IBM portable PC for the first time today. Impossible? That's what I said to the dealer. Supposedly, IBM is not announcing it yet, other than a short clip in the Wall Street Journal, because they are not ready for volume production. I hadn't heard any anouncements, and thought it was a hoax, but the dealer is a full-fledged IBM dealer, and the machine has the IBM stickers in the right places... It has an amber monitor, and is not particularly attractive as far as portables go. It's also not cheap; this dealer says they are retailing at $3400. Internally, all I learned was that it has two slots, and they might be the "short" slots also found in the PC/XT. I would imagine that software-wise, the portable would be totally compatible with the PC and XT. Has anyone else seen this machine? Any details? -Theo Pozzy (decvax!dartvax!cmi)
spoo@utcsrgv.UUCP (Suk Lee) (04/08/84)
I too have seen the Portable PC (in Toronto). I was on the way to
dinner, so I didn't have time to play much, but it was pretty neat
looking. VERY LARGE! These people at IBM must have pet gorillas
to carry these things around. Also, after some insistant prodding
at the salesman, I got him to say that it would NOT be 100% compatible
with the PC. Anyone verify this?
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