WimWalther
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Recently, I believe a member of the board was looking for a Compaq Portable III. I checked, and do have one stored in the attic.
Get in touch if you still need it.
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Who wanted a Compaq Portable III?
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alan8086
Experienced Member
Does it have RAM expansion board?
VERAULT
Veteran Member
Does it have the card expansion addon?
alan8086
Experienced Member
I asked first! :mrgreen:
VERAULT
Veteran Member
Semantics.....
Also radracer203 might be interested in the portable III depending on its options.
alan8086
Experienced Member
Don't worry - asking out of interest really. My III has the expansion card - were they common? I have 1250kb in total which id like to increase but for the need for proprietary RAM modules in these things.
WimWalther
Experienced Member
Gents,
I'm unsure of options / RAM status, and the unit is still in the attic as of now. Once it's in my hands, I'll update this thread.
All I remember is that it boots into ELKS, which may be installed to a floppy.
I'm unsure of options / RAM status, and the unit is still in the attic as of now. Once it's in my hands, I'll update this thread.
All I remember is that it boots into ELKS, which may be installed to a floppy.
WimWalther
Experienced Member
That was quicker than expected. Turns out to be a base model.
640K RAM, 20MB hard disk, no expansion chassis. On the bright side, the unit is quite intact with the only ugly being some inventory control numbers written on it.
Booting from the HD lands in a menu software that lists a number of era business softwares like Lotus 1-2-3, etc..
In any case, it's available if interested.
640K RAM, 20MB hard disk, no expansion chassis. On the bright side, the unit is quite intact with the only ugly being some inventory control numbers written on it.
Booting from the HD lands in a menu software that lists a number of era business softwares like Lotus 1-2-3, etc..
In any case, it's available if interested.
VERAULT
Veteran Member
that 20MB conner hard disk still boots huh? thats amazing by itself.