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Old 05-12-2022, 11:47 PM   #49
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How about a HP 100LX DOS computer from 1993?
I kick myself for things I've tossed. I had an HP 95LX. At that time I thought it was so cool having a handheld device that ran DOS. I would download DOS programs from CompuServe to run on it. At that time I was a total Unix geek and looked down my nose at Macs and PCs but the 95LX changed my mind. I had a subscription to this "magazine" called PC Shopper I think? I put it in quotes because it was the size of a NYC phone book and was about 98% advertisements.

I was really surprised at the churn in the PC market. Microsoft would announce something new and then it would be available in a month or two. In Unix land (well before Linux) Sun, IBM, DEC, etc. would announce something and you'd be lucky if it came out 2 years later.
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