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Old 02-03-2011, 04:43 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by ardeegee View Post
No, it is about the size-- the first "portable" computers were the size of suitcases with tiny CRT screens in them.
The first generation of "portables" normally had gas plasma screens - mono screens where the text glowed orange on a black background. I had one, made by Olivetti. It was about the size of a large briefcase.
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