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On Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:42:44 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

> I bought my first laptop (Win98 era, IIRR), when I wanted the
> portability option, but thought I'd rarely use it - I liked my
> desktop(s) too much. But - even though I _didn't_ (and still don't, even
> more so now) actually move it around much, I found I was using it more
> and more, and the desktop less and less; and I _think_ I've been on
> laptops ever since. (Might have bought - or built, I was building in
> those days = one more desktop machine.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Concerto

I got a lot of use out of my first laptop. I was driving OTR summers and 
spending winters in AZ with a minimal solar configuration so portability 
and lower power consumption were the major factors. 

Compaq came so close in 1993 but the Concertos never sold and the model 
was dropped in a couple of years. At $1500 it was competitive with the 
laptops of the era.