JW> GE> No, but I found what was seemingly a cast-iron suitcase in
JW> GE> the used computer place's dumpster. Turned out to be an old
JW> GE> Compaq so-called "portable".

JW> Wow......any ideas what to do with it?

I figured I'd watch it sit in the corner for a while longer,
maybe wipe the dust off now and then, try to get it to boot
a few more times (red LED on the motherboard doesn't light up
when it doesn't boot), then maybe feed it to the fishies, or to
the seagulls at the dump.

Unless you want it... my brother will probably be here for the Indy,
and could drag it back to CowTown with him (unless he flies).

JW> Sounds cool...any pics anywhere?

All over the place. Here's a few:

http://web.wt.net/~damoore/oldcomp/cpq/cpq.html
http://oldcomputers.net/compaqi.html
http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/compaq/

Or just hit Google and try...   compaq portable 8088

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