I visited a friend recently who produced one of these:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Macintosh

His kids were in awe.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sat 2 Feb 2008, 22:11, archived)

i have an SE30
i wrote my dissertation on it, in fact (it didn't have internet capability, so i wouldn't get distracted). sadly, it seems to have packed up recently
( spacefish bong!, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 22:17, archived)

Not wanting to get into a pissing war,
but the converstion when it was produced was that it was his treat to himself after he graduated and got his first job. He typed all his college papers on a typewriter. The kids didn't really get it.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sat 2 Feb 2008, 22:20, archived)

sorry, i didn't mean to come across as one-uppish
i was just adding my tale to yours
( spacefish bong!, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 22:23, archived)

You didn't.
I didn't want to.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sat 2 Feb 2008, 22:27, archived)

good-oh

( spacefish bong!, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 22:38, archived)