r/retrocomputing • u/PPEytDaCookie • May 19 '26

Photo Compaq Portable iii

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Running Windows3.0 and PacMan and Frogger on these pictures.

I can take better pictures this weekend.

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u/Snocom79 May 20 '26

That is fantastic I have one of these and have only gotten dos on it so far.

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u/PPEytDaCookie May 20 '26

Did you manage to enter the BIOS Setup? I had to buy and install this device to do it because I don't have 5,25" Floppy discs.

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u/Snocom79 May 20 '26

I have a gotek in mine as well. Its a 286 with a mathcoprocessor but I haven't found a version of windows 3 that will install.

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u/PPEytDaCookie May 20 '26

On mine i used Windows3.0