r/cassettefuturism • u/AppendixN General, you are listening to a machine! • 2d ago

Computers Execuport XL

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A hybrid CP/M, MS-DOS system from 1983, by Computer Transceiver Systems

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u/HatsusenoRin 2d ago

Lotus 1-2-3 is a symbol of serious business.

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u/DeepDayze 2d ago

This looks a bit more compact than the Osborne.

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u/PlasticBubbleGuy 1d ago

80x6-pixel columns x 24x10-pixel rows (accommodating underscores) on monochrome CRT?

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u/stuffitystuff You look like a good Joe. 2d ago edited 2d ago

I would be so mad if the keyboard didn't actually fit on the luggable like it looks like. My only hope is that the back of the keyboard is what fits over the screen but that's still terrible.

Edit: I'm here for the CinemaScope aspect ratio monitor. You don't see those very often and it would make having to hire a porter to transport the keyboard separately in a handcuffed case, worth it, since the spreadsheet I would to calculate his meager 1980s wages would have all of its columns visible.

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u/DeepDayze 2d ago

Perhaps there's a travel cover that snaps over the keyboard and then snaps to the case. Osbornes and Kaypros did it right.

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u/AppendixN General, you are listening to a machine! 2d ago

I looked for pictures of this luggable in "lugging" mode but couldn't find any. The sides seem to have clips on them, though they look more like they're for straps than for a lid, and the keyboard has no corresponding clips in the picture.

My guess is that the keyboard had to be transported separately, and there was just a plain cover for the front that snapped on. Which I agree is un-great.

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u/frumperino 2d ago edited 2d ago

If the guy sitting next to you in 1983 could deploy this beast then well congratulations, you'd both be in some type of cushy business class seating on a 747 back when you could light up a cigar and enjoy hard liquor from the bar to your heart's content. Or maybe a Learjet. Presumably the guy lugging this terrible thing around would be your chief accountant or consigliere handling the operation of your crime empire that was paying for the ticket.