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My favorite one that isn't listed here is the Outbound Systems laptop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbound_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbound_Sys
by thenipper 3y ago
My favorite one that isn't listed here is the Outbound Systems laptop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbound_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbound_Systems My parents got me one in elementary school in the early 90s to help with my learning disabilities. From what I recall they had ripped out the guts of an SE or SE-30 and turned it into a laptop. It ran on camcorder batteries. I've still got it in my basement but can't get it to boot up at all.
- rainbowzootsuit 3y agoMaybe you should see if one of the retro computer YouTubers might be up for a rare guest computer. Adrian's Digital Basement comes to mind here but he's kind of an Amiga guy.
- calgarymicro 3y agoHe's more of a Commodore guy than just an Amiga guy, but having been a long-time subscriber of his, it seems like he'll work on anything and everything. Worth sending him an email asking if he wants it at least; I've done it before and he responds pretty quickly.
- thenipper 3y agoOh I'd definitely be into this... i should ask around.
- ralphc 3y agoI strongly second this. Mac84 or Action Retro would be good candidates, they specialize in old Macintoshes.
- drewzero1 3y agoOr possibly Macintosh Librarian. Or the 8-Bit Guy, as long as no paperclips are involved :)
- fzzzy 3y agoAdrian does some mac stuff too.
- sircastor 3y agoI just looked up the outbound laptop the other day. I saw one on an airplane when I was very young and I could not understand how there was a Mac that had this funny Kanagroo logo on it. I know they had to pull the ROM from a Mac, I’m not sure what else went into the machine.
- vmfunction 3y agoLooks like pre-newton type of system!
- robterrell 3y agoI have an Outbound too! IIRC there's a weird little 7.5v battery that I had to replace to get it to boot up (roughly the diameter of a AA battery, but 1/3 the length) -- maybe check that out?
- alentred 3y agoI wonder how good that trackpad was. Looks pretty cool. Also, can't help but notice the Control key position, it's right where it was meant to be!
- philomath_mn 3y ago> Introductory price: US $4,000 (equivalent to $9,443 in 2022) It's wild how expensive laptops used to be
- Our_Benefactors 3y agomacintosh in these days were niche devices for wealthy professionals with a narrow set of requirements. There’s a reason the company almost died, windows was far cheaper and had better performance with vastly more software for the majority of users. The rest, as they say, is history.