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> The reason it stood out was that he was flying himself to the meeting, so why did he ship the package separately if it was so important? It wasn't an iPhone
by fallingsquirrel 2y ago
> The reason it stood out was that he was flying himself to the meeting, so why did he ship the package separately if it was so important?
It wasn't an iPhone you can just stick in your pocket. The thing weighed almost 150 lbs and looked something like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800
I wouldn't want to be seen in an airport with the 3 other people you'd need carrying that thing around.
- tdeck 2y agoFunny story about that. The folks who build the Amiga prototype didn't want to take any chances shipping it to CES, or putting it in checked luggage. So they bought their computer its own seat on the airplane with them: http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/amigahistory/pillow.html http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/amigahistory/pillow.html
- systems_glitch 2y agoIt's not 150 LBS, even fully kitted out (which wasn't possible at the time!), but it definitely didn't fit in the luggage compartment. The first portable to do that was the Osborne :P