Re: OT: Late 80's Infomercial - Type of Computer?

[deven@MCS.COM (DEVEN ATKINSON)]

In article <JpTnGwp.tcompter@delphi.com>,
Thomas A. Compter  <tcompter@delphi.com> wrote:
>Joe Seeley <joe@smoe.com> writes:
> 
>>infomercials that was in the format of a phoney talk show and had a "boy 
>>genius" as the guest.  He was demonstarting this "incredibly sophisticated 
>>device" which actually was a very crude (even by the standards of the time) 
>>lunchbox luggable PC of some sort with a tiny black and white built in screen. 
>> The PC used 5 1/4" and kicked output onto a nine pin dot matrix.  The program 
> 
> 
>>My question is: What type of PC?  I remember thinking it was a Commodore 64 
> 
> 
>Sounds like the ill-fated "OSBORNE".  It was about the size
>of a sewing machine.
>_________
>  |homas

Or perhaps a Kaypro.  If the case was grey or off-white it was most
likely an Osborne--blue case it was a kaypro.

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Deven D. Atkinson
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