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R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:

@socialkindness1 @Runa_Hellinga @stux

Yeah, that's a circa 1989-1991 Macintosh Portable
Very neat machine.

Many fond memories playing Shufflepuck on that crisp, non-backlit (originally) 640x400 monochrome display at the UT Austin Microcenter (no relation to the currently extant chain store with the same name).

It had a 16Mhz 68000 processor, and a LEAD ACID battery.
It was heavy enough to interdict vessels from hyperspace within 12 parsecs 😂

1 Jan 2023 at 16:00 | Wall-to-wall | Open on fosstodon.org
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Justin Derrick

@RL_Dane @socialkindness1 @Runa_Hellinga @stux I had one on loan in college. I nicknamed it “The Shoulder Destructor 5000” because the Mac itself was heavy, but the bag and accessories made it worse, and it was a long walk to the bus, and around campus.

1 Jan 2023 at 23:01 | Open on mstdn.ca
R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:

@JustinDerrick @socialkindness1 @Runa_Hellinga @stux

Oh man, I can't imagine lugging that guy around.
It's almost as bad as lugging a classic mac, maybe worse?!

1 Jan 2023 at 23:56 | Open on fosstodon.org
Justin Derrick

@RL_Dane @socialkindness1 @Runa_Hellinga @stux Classic Mac had a more comfortable grip than the built-in handle on the Portable. Best was the late-90’s candy-coloured iBooks.

1 Jan 2023 at 23:59 | Open on mstdn.ca
R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:

@JustinDerrick @socialkindness1 @Runa_Hellinga @stux

Oh yeah, I wanted one of those colorful iBook G3s so badly.

Pity I didn't think to pick one up in the late naughties when they were cheap and plentiful.

2 Jan 2023 at 0:15 | Open on fosstodon.org
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