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How a Retrocomputing Enthusiast Got a 30-Year-Old Clamshell Computer Online
It had a 4.8-inch display. Introduced in 1991, Hewlett-Packard's (DOS-based) HP 95LX Palmtop PC — a collaboration with Lotus — was finally discontinued back in 2003. But one found its way to long-time Slashdot reader Shayde (who in November repaired a 48-year-old handheld videogame co...
Introduced in 1991, Hewlett-Packard's (DOS-based) HP 95LX Palmtop PC — a collaboration with Lotus — was finally discontinued back in 2003.But one found its way to long-time Slashdot reader Shayde(who in November repaired a 48-year-old handheld videogame console from Mattel). I did a bunch of research and learned how to custom-build an RS-232 hookup for this port, and using an external Wifi module, got it online — and talking to the retrocomputing BBS!" The whole thing is powered by two AA batteries — it has 512K of memory, and about half a meg of storage.
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