Ah. 20 years ago (eep!) I used to type stuff on my Model 100 notebvook and use the acoustic cups on the built-in modem to post stuff on BBSes during lunch (using a pay phone!!)
Nope TRS-80 Model 100. The first popular & practical notebook.
4 pounds, 11.75" x 8.25" x 2"
8 line 40 character LCD screen. 8085 processor, 32k of RAM (max, the base model only had 8 k)
RAM based file system. Built-in BASIC, text editor and terminal program. 300 baud built-in modem. Cassette port for storage. :-) Ran for over 24 hours on 4 AA batteries unless you used the modem, serial or parallel ports. That could reduce it to 8 hrs.
BTW, I got the weight & size info by walking over and picking mine up off a shelf. I used to use it *regularly* until a couple years ago.
Check them out on e-bay. And note that they still sell...
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And twenty years ago? That "notebook" must have been more like a phone book.
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4 pounds, 11.75" x 8.25" x 2"
8 line 40 character LCD screen. 8085 processor, 32k of RAM (max, the base model only had 8 k)
RAM based file system. Built-in BASIC, text editor and terminal program. 300 baud built-in modem. Cassette port for storage. :-)
Ran for over 24 hours on 4 AA batteries unless you used the modem, serial or parallel ports. That could reduce it to 8 hrs.
BTW, I got the weight & size info by walking over and picking mine up off a shelf. I used to use it *regularly* until a couple years ago.
Check them out on e-bay. And note that they still sell...