Subj : Re: Dolch PAC 60 486DX/66
To   : paulie420
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Mar 24 2023 06:59:00

-=> paulie420 wrote to All <=-

 pa> https://bitsavers.computerhistory.org/pdf/dolch/pac/PAC60_61_Brochure.pd
 pa> f

 pa> So I'm fairly st0ked... picked up a Dolch PAC 60; these were power
 pa> portable machines used as network analyzer's... sniffers - and they
 pa> come with some stock hardware that makes them nice for a retro machine;
 pa> ethernet, etc.

Congratulations! Great find.

 pa> There were many PAC machines, from 386s to Pentium-IIIs, but the PAC 60
 pa> is the most desirable - but not for why WE would care... it uses
 pa> Cherry-MX keys

 Oh, that is cool. I had a Compaq Portable II for a while, but Compaq
 had gooey rubber keys to contrast with the clicky IBM keyboards of the
 time. At least it was quiet.

 pa> Anyone know about the PAC line? I'd sure like one of the PAC 65s with
 pa> its m0re powerful P-III CPU; but am gonna do my best to save this
 pa> 486DX... add Sounblaster, new HDD solution and get her on the network.

The only ones I remember were the older clamshell models. Great
industrial design, similar to the GRID laptops. I didn't know they kept
making portables into the Pentium/II era.

You'll need to scope out the tables at the coffee shop with a power
outlet nearby.



.... It's a bold strategy, Cotton, let's see if it plays out for 'em...
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