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   Paul_IPv6 (paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jan-2026 23:08:08 JST Paul_IPv6

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs

   compaq used to be a bit more honest. think they called it "luggable". ;)

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     Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jan-2026 23:08:06 JST Karl Baron

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     • adamrice

     @adamrice @paul_ipv6 @thomasfuchs For comparison, these were the definitions Apple used. (Except they used “Transportable" as a more PC term for "Luggable" :)

     It seems Luggable was when they were the “suitcase”/”briefcase”-style formfactor where the front opens up, or machines that folded out but had no battery.

     Once they were under 20 lbs and had a battery they became “Portable”

     Under 12 lbs is "Laptop”, under 5 lbs is “Notebook”.

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     • adamrice

     @adamrice @paul_ipv6 @thomasfuchs Here are the ones they listed as “Transportable”

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     @paul_ipv6 @thomasfuchs I think that’s when they had 5” CRTs and were the size and shape of a Samsonite.