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Battle of the "Made in U.S.A " 486 computers.

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Reply 60 of 68, by Intel486dx33

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Reply 61 of 68, by Intel486dx33

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Reply 62 of 68, by adalbert

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What about laptops?

Texas Instruments Travelmate 4000M

Intel 486 DX4 75MHz
20MB RAM
10,4" TFT active color screen
SB16 compatible audio and built-in speakers, 3 audio jacks
Built-in joystick port (mini-DB connector)
Built-in mini SCSI connector
Built-in 2x PCMCIA, PS/2, VGA, LPT, COM

Docking station with speakers and SCSI CD-ROM with additional full-size SCSI port and additional battery for mobile operation

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Repair/electronic stuff videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/adalbertfix
ISA Wi-fi + USB in T3200SXC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX30t3lYezs
GUI programming for Windows 3.11 (the easy way): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6L272OApVg

Reply 63 of 68, by Intel486dx33

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Yes, that is nice. I have never seen one of those. I have the “IBM Thinkpad 755” with docking station which can accept a full size ISA Sound card. I have some sound cards for it already.

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Reply 64 of 68, by Intel486dx33

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As you can see the IBM PS/1 has a strong steel frame and cover.

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Reply 65 of 68, by Caluser2000

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A lot of PS/1s were manufactured in Scotland.

There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉

Reply 66 of 68, by Intel486dx33

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Reply 67 of 68, by Intel486dx33

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The IBM PS/1 Model 2155 Is the Clear Winner for the Best PC of 1993/94 at retail price of $2,699

As for the Mac Side the “Macintosh Color Classic” of 1993 would be the Winner at retail price of $1,08o

Both had internet capabilities. The IBM came with a dial up modem and Ethernet card. The Mac could have an internal Ethernet card or external modem. Even today both can still go online and surf the internet with HTML 2.0 Friendly websites.

Both of these were the Clear choice winners for the home computer market.

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Reply 68 of 68, by Intel486dx33

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The IBM PS/1 is the Clear Winner.

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