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RetroComputingMX<p>¿Conocías la Gavilan SC (2 de junio de 1983)? La 1ª en comercializarse como "laptop". Más ligera que Compaq, con batería, ¡touchpad y disquetera de 3.5"! Una pionera <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputingmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputingmx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gavilansc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gavilansc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laptophistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laptophistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://retrocomputingmx.com/omth" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">retrocomputingmx.com/omth</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>A Portable M4 Mac mini <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/a-portable-m4-mac-mini/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/05/16/a-port</span><span class="invisible">able-m4-mac-mini/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/luggablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luggablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/macintoshmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintoshmini</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/MacHacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacHacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/macmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macmini</span></a></p>
IT News<p>A Portable M4 Mac mini - The Mac mini is the closest to an Apple-based SBC you can get, so it lends itself ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/a-portable-m4-mac-mini/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/05/16/a-port</span><span class="invisible">able-m4-mac-mini/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/luggablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luggablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macintoshmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintoshmini</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/machacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macmini</span></a></p>
Sinclair-Speccy<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Osborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Osborne</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PortableComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableComputer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageAds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageAds</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Typo - Ceci n’est pas une keyboard, sure. But it’s keyboard-adjacent, and how. [Joshua Be... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-typo/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/11/18/keebin</span><span class="invisible">-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-typo/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/peripheralshacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peripheralshacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaycolumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaycolumns</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/trackballmouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trackballmouse</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/typotypewriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typotypewriter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/diytrackball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diytrackball</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/footkeyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>footkeyboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/beamspring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beamspring</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cyberdeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberdeck</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/trackball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trackball</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ibm5251" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibm5251</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pedals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pedals</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/thicc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thicc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/typo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typo</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Flying Lotus is a Framework-Powered Portable All-in-One Computer - One of the things that we love about the modern era of computing is the increasing... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/08/24/flying-lotus-is-a-framework-powered-portable-all-in-one-computer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/08/24/flying</span><span class="invisible">-lotus-is-a-framework-powered-portable-all-in-one-computer/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flyinglotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flyinglotus</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/all" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>all</span></a>-in-one <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/framework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>framework</span></a></p>
IT News<p>A Trackball Retro Laptop - While track pads and mice dominate the pointing device landscape today, there was ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/a-trackball-retro-laptop/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/08/19/a-trac</span><span class="invisible">kball-retro-laptop/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ortholinearkeyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ortholinearkeyboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/trackball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trackball</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/luggable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luggable</span></a></p>
IT News<p>A Brief History of AlphaSmart - There are a handful of gadgets that do one thing so well that they become cult cla... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/07/29/a-brief-history-of-alphasmart/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/07/29/a-brie</span><span class="invisible">f-history-of-alphasmart/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/peripheralshacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peripheralshacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrotechtacular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrotechtacular</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/alphasmartneo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alphasmartneo</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wordprocessor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordprocessor</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/alphasmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alphasmart</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Printed Portable Computer Inspired by the Classics - These days, laptop computers are all more or less the same, at least externally. S... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/07/28/printed-portable-computer-inspired-by-the-classics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/07/28/printe</span><span class="invisible">d-portable-computer-inspired-by-the-classics/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ortholinearkeyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ortholinearkeyboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> #40%keyboard <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/luggable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luggable</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Printed Portable Computer Inspired by the Classics <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/07/28/printed-portable-computer-inspired-by-the-classics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/07/28/printe</span><span class="invisible">d-portable-computer-inspired-by-the-classics/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ortholinearkeyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ortholinearkeyboard</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> #40%keyboard <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/luggable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luggable</span></a></p>
IT News<p>The Next Evolution Of The Raspberry Pi Recovery Kit - At Hackaday, the projects we cover are generally a one-off sort of thing. Somebody... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/04/16/the-next-evolution-of-the-raspberry-pi-recovery-kit/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/04/16/the-ne</span><span class="invisible">xt-evolution-of-the-raspberry-pi-recovery-kit/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pelicancase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pelicancase</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/recoverykit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recoverykit</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cyberdecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberdecks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ruggedized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ruggedized</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>The Next Evolution Of The Raspberry Pi Recovery Kit <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/04/16/the-next-evolution-of-the-raspberry-pi-recovery-kit/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/04/16/the-ne</span><span class="invisible">xt-evolution-of-the-raspberry-pi-recovery-kit/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/pelicancase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pelicancase</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/RecoveryKit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecoveryKit</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cyberdecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberdecks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ruggedized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ruggedized</span></a></p>
John<p>Not tonight, honey... I'm going ✨online✨</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PortableComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableComputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RadioShack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadioShack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Tandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tandy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TRS80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TRS80</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ModelT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModelT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Tandy102" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tandy102</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WiFi232" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiFi232</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Telehack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telehack</span></a></p>
Montalvo<p>Busco para mi museo..<br><a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/tandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tandy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a></p>
LisPi<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@acsawdey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>acsawdey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cstross</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://digipres.club/@foone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>foone</span></a></span> Sounds like something the laptops could learn from.</p><p>Using an external power pack also means it's easier to yeet without losing your everything if it catches fire.</p><p>One day when I have the budget I'll build myself a kit from a workstation, portable monitor and a wheeled pelican case.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/PortableComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableComputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a></p>
LisPi<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://vt.social/@Mizokaya" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mizokaya</span></a></span> I actually legitimately prefer the <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/PortableComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableComputer</span></a> form-factor, they're repairable, upgradable, use standard parts (laptops fail that on most accounts other than the drives and RAM these days) and maintainable.</p><p>My main case for mobility is emergencies, so having to wheel-along a pelican case knockoff is acceptable (bike trailers are great on the go, as are racks on the back).</p>
LisPi<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://queer.hacktivis.me/users/lanodan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lanodan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://movsw.0x0.st/@mia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mia</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://shigusegubu.club/users/hj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hj</span></a></span> Suitcase computer remains preferable, modern thinkpads are hard to maintain and upgrade.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/PortableComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableComputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/Telecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telecommunication</span></a></p>
LisPi<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@indigoparadox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indigoparadox</span></a></span> Yeah, I also had hardware die because of copycats that thought that was a nice trendy thing to do.</p><p>It's one of the many things that has reinforced my general stance on the <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/PortableComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableComputer</span></a> form factor vs laptops (<a href="https://mastodon.top/@lispi314/110249596438121252" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.top/@lispi314/1102495</span><span class="invisible">96438121252</span></a>).</p>
Home Computer<p>Durante un tiempo, las computadoras portátiles "de valija" fueron la única manera de tener un equipo potente transportable.</p><p>No tienen batería, hay que usarlas enchufadas y el teclado hace las veces de tapa, protegiendo la pantalla.</p><p>Las primeras portátiles usaban pantallas CRT de 5", y en las ultimas generaciones eran ya de plasma monocromático. </p><p>¡Trabajar con esas máquinas debe haber sido una pesadilla! En mi colección tengo una Bondwell Pro8T.</p><p><a href="https://masto.es/tags/portable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portable</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portablecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/pc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pc</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a></p>
LisPi<p><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/LaptopsWereAMistake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaptopsWereAMistake</span></a>. The <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/PortableComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableComputer</span></a> form-factor with <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/standard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standard</span></a> part <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/compatibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compatibility</span></a>, proper CPU sockets, standard memory and standard input sockets were better.</p><p>The battery should never be tightly coupled to a given machine, it prevents <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/reusability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reusability</span></a> (it should also be external &amp; detached for safety reasons).</p><p>A standard 100~120/220~240v input socket means you can use any given portable battery pack.</p><p>Anything else just gives manufacturers free rein to rip-off customers.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a></p>