[Lexicog] Law of Synonyms

[David Frank]

I had a similar computer, a competing brand. But you had a 10 mb hard disk! I'm jealous!

As I recall, the term used to describe these computers was "luggable." My next computer after that (still without a hard disk) was a "lunchbucket" style.

-- David Frank

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kenneth C. Hill 
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  Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 6:44 PM
  Subject: RE: [Lexicog] Law of Synonyms


        In my experience a "portable" computer is not necessarily a "laptop" or "notebook" computer. My first computer (in 1985) was a KayPro with a (wow!) 10-megabyte hard disk. Its keyboard and central processing unit, including the monitor with a green display, clipped together to form a single unit about the size of a suitcase. It was portable but rather heavy and would never be regarded as a "laptop" computer. 

        --Ken 
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