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1983: Byte Magazine reviews the very first Compaq clone PC - 28 pounds and portable!
http://www.crunchgear.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ 1983-byte-magazine-reviews-the-very-fir…I’ll let the article do the talking here. Who doesn’t love this vintage computing stuff? I hardly understand most of it since I grew up with DOS, Windows 3.1 and Mac OS 6 more than anything else, but it’s great to take a trip to the deeper past every once in a while.
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Blast from the Past: The Compaq Computer Reviewed
http://www.gottabemobile.com/ Blast+From+The+Past+The+Compaq+Computer+Reviewed.a…Talk about a trip down memory lane. BoingBoing is linking to a scan of a 1983 Byte Magazine review of the Compaq Computer, the supposed first “portable” PC, weighing in at 28lbs. The scan appears in ModernMechanix. Give it a read for some history and perspective.
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Compaq HP 6715s GR654ET laptop computer
http://www.cheaplaptops.org.uk/ compaq-hp-6715s-gr654et-laptop-computer/The Compaq 9715s from HP is feature packed for people on the move and is powered by an AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-58 Processor, and runs on Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32-bit; Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit operating system.
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Coupon settlement reached in Compaq/HP computer class action lawsuit
http://classreactions.com/ ?p=6A judge recently approved a class action settlement granting a discount on future purchases to consumers who bought certain Compaq and HP computers. The computers were alleged to have faults in the installed floppy disk drives that resulted in the loss or corruption of data.
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Orange bringing iPhone Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
http://gadgetremote.com/ orange-bringing-iphone-europe-africa-and-the-middle-eas…Orange bringing iPhone Europe, Africa, and the Middle East May 16th, 2008 | Category: iPhone News Orange has just pumped out a press release today detailing its plans to carry the iPhone. They will be providing the iPhone in such countries as the Dominican Republic, Austria, and Switzerland.
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Compaq Presario A900 - Notebook Service Manual
http://www.vodaplus.com/ notebook/ compaq-presario-a900-notebook-service-manualCompaq Presario A900 - Notebook Service Manual Compaq Presario A900 - Notebook Service Manual Compaq Presario A900 - Notebook Service Manual » External Devices - Windows Vista 203.88k » External Media Cards - Windows Vista 183.01k » Security - Windows Vista
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Haptic Display with Touch Panel Function
http://gadgetremote.com/ haptic-display-with-touch-panel-function/Haptic Display with Touch Panel Function May 16th, 2008 | Category: Tech News Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) recently unveiled its success at developing a haptic display with a touch panel operate. knowledge is shown to users by forming both characters and images on the display using protrusions and recesses made by minute pins.
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Echolocation Hat for the Blind
http://gadgetremote.com/ echolocation-hat-for-the-blind/Echolocation Hat for the Blind May 16th, 2008 | Category: Tech News Check out that interesting invention - an echolocation hat that is meant for blind folks or those who have extremely poor vision. It uses the theory of echolocation (bats navigate their way around with that principle as well) that helps blind citizens find their way around.
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Mini-Notebooks and Heat
http://www.small-laptops.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ mini-notebooks-and-heat/Mini-Notebooks and Heat May 16, 2008 · Written by D.C. Mini-notebooks / Sub-notebooks / netbooks - whatever you want to call them, they are hot right now. Turns out it’s not just sales and consumer interest that make them hot - they are also literally hot.
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SpongeBob Digital Thermometer
http://gadgetremote.com/ spongebob-digital-thermometer/SpongeBob Digital Thermometer May 16th, 2008 | Category: Tech News There is just something about SpongeBob SquarePants that freaks me out, and that one definitely takes the cake. The Musical SpongeBob Digital Thermometer takes a mere nine seconds in order to get an accurate readout, featuring