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The Compaq Portable is an early portable computer which was one of the first IBM PC–compatible systems. It was Compaq Computer Corporation's first product, to be followed by others in the Compaq Portable series and later Deskpro series. It is not simply an 8088-CPU computer that runs a Microsoft DOS as a PC "work-alike", but contains a reverse-engineered BIOS and Compaq DOS compatible with IBM's PC DOS. The computer is also an early variation on the idea of an "all-in-one". Wikipedia →
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- Read the landmark paper: Software Reviews : LOTUS Manuscript, Version 1.0 Publisher: Lotus Development Corp., 55 Cambridge Parkway, Cambridge, MA 02142 (telephone: 617-253-9150) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: Eight disks, two manuals Price: $495 Availability: IBM XT, AT, Portable, COMPAQ Portable, Deskpro, Plus, COMPAQ 286, Hewlett-Packard Vectra PC System Requirements: Minimum 512K, DOS 2.0, hard disk Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Poor Documentation: FairCited 0 times
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- 📕OpenRod Canion · 2013
OpenRod Canion · 2013
Using the COMPAQ portable computerKenniston W. Lord Jr. · 1984
Ken Uston's Illustrated guide to the COMPAQKen Uston · 1984- 📕COMPAQ user's handbookWeber, J. · 1984
- 📕Compaq user's handbookLouis E. Frenzel · 1984
COMPAQ portable computerJoseph K. Rensin · 1984- 📕Compaq portable computerArnold, William · 1984
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