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One of my rules for laptops. They should never weigh more than a case of beer.

"When the keyboard is clipped over the display, only the weatherproof brushed aluminum case is exposed."
- Jun 1981.

I looks like it uses the floppy drive. All it need now is a cup holder.

Layback Bear said:

I looks like it uses the 3 1/2 in. floppy drive. All it need now is a cup holder.

No, the Osborne 1 as it was called had 5¼-inch floppy drives.

My first computer was a Tandy, I seem to remember it having two 51/4 inch drives ...

jdXp610 said:

My first computer was a Tandy, I seem to remember it having two 51/4 inch drives ...

First PCs with a 3½ inch floppy drive came 1983 so all PCs prior to 1983 had the 5¼ inch drive like the Osborne 1 a few posts back, or some "pre-historic" PCs even the 8 inch drive.

The PC in your image looks exactly like the basic Tandy 1000 which came as you mention shipped with 5¼ inch floppy drives.

And there was no hard drive. Those two floppy disk drives were all the 'storage' you got!

It weighed 10.7 kg (23.5 lb), cost $1,795 (USD)

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A Guy

That sign should change the social life of some.