The History of Personal Computing

Episode 47 – Atari Portfolio and Poqet PC


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This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show we’ll be covering some of the earliest handheld computers, two of the first DOS handhelds specifically, the Atari Portfolio and Poqet PC, plus perhaps some other interesting palmtop mutations.

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Links mentioned in this episode:

    • VCF Midwest
    • VCF Midwest Youtube Channel
    • Book: From the abacus to smartphone: The evolution of mobile and portable computers by Evan Koblentz
    • David’s interview with Josh Bensadon about the JAIR8080 IMSAI Reproduction
    • Motorcycles mentioned in this episode:

      Jeff’s 2001 HD Electra Glide

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      The History of Personal ComputingBy David Greelish and Jeff Salzman