Data Terminal was Covered in Poop [video](youtube.com)

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Data Terminal was Covered in Poop [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffpFw-Mfido

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The portable terminal in the video - with its tiny CRT, covered by the keyboard when packed up - reminded me of the Compaq Portable, one of the earliest portable PCs (1983):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Portable

fred_is_fred2 lata temu

The were colloquially called luggables if you were around at the time.

greenyoda2 lata temu

I actually used one of these Compaqs to do programming on for a bit, while I was waiting for the company to get a full-sized PC for me. Calling it a luggable really made more sense, since they weighed almost 30 pounds. Fortunately, I never had to lug that heavy thing very far, just from one office to another.