I have been given a fully functioning 286 compaq laptop, it has no battery but otherwise is in pretty good nick, anyone want it to add to a collection?

I know this should be in for sale but i'm not really selling anything!

I have a pile of rubbish outside my house waiting for collection, if you're quick you might just make it...

i cant put it in my small fabia, its too heavy!

Tempting, but no thanks - already got a 086 laptop (640 K RAM, 10 M HDD) that I haven't had the heart to trash. Could help you with software, though - how about a copy of WordPerfect 4.2?

BTW I do regret that I sold my Amstrad PCW8256, this outstanding example of British IT engineering, way back in the 80's - a collector's item these days. Anyone else out there remembering them?

forgot to say, it comes with the original old skool compaq laptop bag, and a casio

doesnt really come with a casio

and another thing, the keyboard is

detachable:eek:

is it one of these

Compaq SLT/286 Laptop

Thats not so many years ago, quiet suprising how much things have improved.

A few of those were still in use when I started as a PC engineer - they were an absolute sod to dismantle and put back together again, I always ended up with a few screws left over!

I always ended up with a few screws left over!

...and you're quite sure that they stemmed from the computer?

Get a big antistatic bag stick it in and leave it for 25-50 years. Then bring it out when antiques roadshow visits near to you.

If you want to get rid of it, you could freecycle it There may be some ever sadder people collecting that stuff :P