Another Palmtop collector: reporting for duty
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:03 am
Hi all,
I'm another Palmtop collector, based in Melbourne, Australia. I admire Palmtops for their portability, design and technology packed into such a small size (for the time). I'm primarily a Macintosh collector and restorer, with Palmtops being a secondary focus as they certainly don't take up much space
My prized Palmtop is an IBM PC110, which I found off a local classifieds ad this year - it was listed for months, and the seller was more than happy to sell it quite cheaply as he knew only a niche collector would want it. It came with several PCMCIA hard disks, manuals, and install discs. I've since upgraded it to 20MB RAM, overclocked to 40Mhz running off a 2GB CF card. It's a fantastic machine, and perfect for 386/486 gaming when plugged into an external monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Other notable DOS mentions:
- Libretto 70CT, overclocked to 166MMX 32MB RAM/16GB CF card - again a top machine for Pentium class gaming, standalone as the keyboard and screen are quite usable!
- HP 200LX - aim of getting Windows 3.0 on this soon
- Sony VAIO P series - my main x86 laptop, running Windows 7 and Opera browser seems to be the best for modern website access
- Sony VAIO VGN-U71P handheld - 1.1Ghz Pentium-M, 30GB SSD - good batteries!
Non-DOS Palmtops
- Apple Newtons - 2100, eMate, 100, 130
- Palm VX
- Atari Portfolio
- Psion 5MX
Regards,
JB
I'm another Palmtop collector, based in Melbourne, Australia. I admire Palmtops for their portability, design and technology packed into such a small size (for the time). I'm primarily a Macintosh collector and restorer, with Palmtops being a secondary focus as they certainly don't take up much space
My prized Palmtop is an IBM PC110, which I found off a local classifieds ad this year - it was listed for months, and the seller was more than happy to sell it quite cheaply as he knew only a niche collector would want it. It came with several PCMCIA hard disks, manuals, and install discs. I've since upgraded it to 20MB RAM, overclocked to 40Mhz running off a 2GB CF card. It's a fantastic machine, and perfect for 386/486 gaming when plugged into an external monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Other notable DOS mentions:
- Libretto 70CT, overclocked to 166MMX 32MB RAM/16GB CF card - again a top machine for Pentium class gaming, standalone as the keyboard and screen are quite usable!
- HP 200LX - aim of getting Windows 3.0 on this soon
- Sony VAIO P series - my main x86 laptop, running Windows 7 and Opera browser seems to be the best for modern website access
- Sony VAIO VGN-U71P handheld - 1.1Ghz Pentium-M, 30GB SSD - good batteries!
Non-DOS Palmtops
- Apple Newtons - 2100, eMate, 100, 130
- Palm VX
- Atari Portfolio
- Psion 5MX
Regards,
JB