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April 3rd, 2021, 08:36 AM

compaqportableplus replied to a thread Best Motherboard for a 5162/ XT-286 in PCs and Clones

Well said! Agree 100%.

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March 30th, 2021, 10:22 PM

compaqportableplus replied to a thread Compaq computer model 101709 in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

They’re gonna ship that thing through Priority Mail!? No wonder the asking price is so high! Realistically, I think it’s worth about $200 plus...

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March 30th, 2021, 10:16 PM

compaqportableplus replied to a thread Tandy 1400FD (Not HD or LT) in Tandy/Radio Shack

You may be able to find someone to repair it for you. Buying another won’t do any good because it will have the same issue unless it’s already been...

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March 30th, 2021, 07:28 AM

compaqportableplus replied to a thread The underapreciated Windows ME in General Off Topic

Windows Me is hit-or-miss what it’ll run smoothly on it seems. In my experience, it runs VERY good on Dells (especially ones designed for it), but I...

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March 26th, 2021, 06:51 AM

compaqportableplus replied to a thread Best Motherboard for a 5162/ XT-286 in PCs and Clones

There’s a board that sold just last month for $157. It was untested, but I’d say there’s a good chance it probably worked.

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March 25th, 2021, 10:11 AM

compaqportableplus replied to a thread The Compaq Deskpro 8086, finally! in PCs and Clones

Fine by me! Honestly, I could write a novel on my Compaq Portable and enjoy every second of it. :) I don’t mind the feel of the keyboards at all.

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March 24th, 2021, 05:34 AM

compaqportableplus replied to a thread The Compaq Deskpro 8086, finally! in PCs and Clones

I’ll try and get you a pic.

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March 23rd, 2021, 11:18 PM

compaqportableplus replied to a thread Hi from DK (and PS/2 ramblings) in PCs and Clones

I HIGHLY recommend the 8513 if you can get one. I have one and it’s one of the nicest color CRTs I’ve had so far. It being smaller makes it fairly...

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March 23rd, 2021, 10:43 PM

compaqportableplus replied to a thread The Compaq Deskpro 8086, finally! in PCs and Clones

Hello, my unit has a newer board revision, therefore it only has two banks of 256kb RAM chips and two larger chips (forget the part number) that make...

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