A Hitachi HL400 portable in the e-waste? Yes!

[Kai Robinson]

Seriously, I lifted the lid to have a scrounge as per usual and... Well, I found this:

Even had the power brick with it! There's some cracked/brittle plastic, but nothing missing. I've had zero chance to really look at it, but I know it's a 286 machine... And that's about all I know!

I don't really want it, myself, I just thought it deserved to be rescued, so if anyone in the UK wants it, they're welcome to collect it from me.

 

[Froggy814]

Wow! Cool find!

 

[Trash80toG4]

So cool, Orange Gas Plasma? ISA Slots?

 

[Kai Robinson]

ISA slots, yes, but no idea on the screen, it'd have to be fixed first for me to find out.

It's available for free to anyone here in the UK that wants it

 

[Trash80toG4]

Interesting, I'd thought my Toshiba T3200 was a 386SX, but alas, it also is a 286/12MHz. 4 Gray (Orange Plasma) Scales at 720x400. April 1988 release, not bad compared to the year later introduction of the Luggable with 640x400 single bit display.

Last time it booted, looks like I finally need to fix something.

I imagine yours is similar with Blue Supertwist:

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