Phil, Now I come to think of it, at that 1993 meeting at RHBNC, I seem to recall that one of the participants was glowing with pride because he had with him a portable computer that was running unix.
I say "portable", but his legs were buckled at the knee as he staggered around, and the strap dug a deep channel in his shoulder. The machine itself opened up like a notebook. In my memory, it was about the size of a picnic table. Still, although risible by today's standards, I think we were all a bit envious. (Which is the real point of computers, after all.) Does that ring a bell at all? I was put in mind of it because someone just posted to this discussion from their mobile phone. I have an Android phone, which is Linux in my pocket. Amazing, when you think. Dom
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