Dragonforce-Europe Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 why isnt there any special forum for this? i see alot of atari. but no atari portfolio. what gives moderators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Well, the Portfolio isn't exactly what you'd call popular, and I think it should be discussed in the Computers & Technology because it's essentially a portable PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 The portfolio also had a limited lifetime that tends to make it hard to find. Its claim to fame is when it appears in the movie Terminator 2 and the kid uses it to get "easy money" from the ATM machine as well as to get some keys for the vault that holds the old terminator I items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonforce-Europe Posted April 25, 2004 Author Share Posted April 25, 2004 yeah. that was the first time i ever saw the portfolio too if you goto google. and tick in atari portfolio. you do see quite some sites about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 You can still obtain them but from what I have seen, they tend to be very pricey. Still they would be a neat item to have as this was for all practical purposes the first hand held computer. This was long before anyone came out with a PDA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 I've got one. It's a nice little gadget. I don't really use it all that much, though. I've loaned it out to a friend, hoping he'll get more use out of it. There was a nice little tribute to the Portfolio in a PDA magazine I saw at a bookstore a couple of days ago. According to the mag, there's a thriving 'scene' in Germany. And supposedly a few dedicated groups keeping the Portfolio alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ruck Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I use mine for nothing except comic relief. Put it next to the Clie PEG-80NX with the keyboard, large color screen, camera and wireless internet. It's a pretty stark comparison, both were/are quite sophisticated for the day. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 It appears to have been very popular in Germany, where many third-party programs were written for it. There was also, if I'm not mistaken, a German-langugage newsletter that was published solely for Portfolio owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Given that over the past three years only a few people have mentioned the Portfolio, I don't think it warrants having its own forum. However, it could get a sub-forum in the future when we move to the new software. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Wha!?, So thats the Atari Portfolio the computer that john uses to hack the ATM on Terminator 2! Geez I though it was just something mocked up with an Atari Logo slapped on! Honestly I never ever saw one but now I know that I have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Wha!?, So thats the Atari Portfolio the computer that john uses to hack the ATM on Terminator 2! Geez I though it was just something mocked up with an Atari Logo slapped on! Honestly I never ever saw one but now I know that I have! No, that is a real item. It was a MS DOS compatiable PC with Dos 2.2 if I remember correctly and I think 128K of ram. It has been a while since I look at the original specs. It would be a neat thing to have but given how very few were made, it is probably a little bit on the expensive side (especially given the extra items that you would need to purchase to make it truly useful). Here are some links with more information regarding the portfolio: http://www.atari-portfolio.co.uk/aboutpf/t...ta-aboutpf.html http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/pccom.../portfolio.html Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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