Compaq Portable Repair history & Foam and Foil Keyboard Repair
Added 2019-05-21 03:23:05 +0000 UTCEdit: I forgot to add the text.
This video ended up being a bit more than I thought it would be. Primarily it was about repairing the keyboard on my Compaq Portable. But it turned out to have had quite a lot of work done to it so it was fun discovering all that. I'm really happy with the final results though! This computer is now fantastic to use!
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That might be it, I'm not sure. I know the Compaq disks were different from the IBM ones. I think they had to include BASIC on there because it isn't in ROM like the 5150. There are also a couple of games on them. I only found out about those after I made the video. Now that I think about it, the games were different with some versions of DOS included. I should see if my manuals mention what games it game with and I might be able to find the correct matching DOS images. Ideally I'd like to get the original disks eventually, but I don't think that's going to happen any time soon.
Tech Tangents
2019-05-22 17:27:07 +0000 UTCIs there a specific version of MS-DOS for the Compaq portable? Because I've found a few "Compaq OEM" versions of MS-DOS over at https://winworldpc.com/product/ms-dos/310 (or whatever DOS version you need, 3.30 or whatever). You can also check archive.org, they may have the disc you need.
Eric Siegel
2019-05-21 17:53:20 +0000 UTCMy Dad has a Compaq Portable (or Portable 2, I forget) somewhere in the garage. I wonder if it works, and if I can find it.
Eric Siegel
2019-05-21 03:35:06 +0000 UTC
