Talk:IBM 5100

message: i'd like to see this page have a link to the John Titor page due to the pop-culture reference. 14:48, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a reference, citing the specific and pre-existing page already present on Wikipedia (full of source references), but without any tentative discussion it has been completely deleted by a nitpicking sciovinist. Is this the climate of respect for free collaboration in current days Wikipedia? And by the way which could be wrong in providing referenced information on popular culture topoi when their knowledge is quite famous and widespread? Corrado72 (talk) 19:12, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: John Titor: Pop Culture Reference?

message: I have suggested that IBM PALM processor be merged into this article for these reasons:
* Article is orphaned
* Article does not seem to be notable when standing alone
Any questions can be answered on my talk page, -- (Cocoaguy ここがいい contribstalk) 15:20, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: In the info box it says “$8,975” and “$19,975”, in the text below it says “Prices ranged from $11,000 (16k model) to $20,000 (64k)” and later on again “the 5100 sold for between $8,975 and $19,975”. That’s a bit misleading and should be clarified by one who has access to first hand information.
Additionally, the statement “(between $38.9 thousand and $86.7 thousand in today's dollars)” seems a bit strange two me for two reasons: a) unusual notation (why write “$11,000” but “$38.9 thousand”) and second: when’s today? The time when the article was written? That will soon be outdated.
Ghoffart (talk) 09:32, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Price? 

message: Doing a https://www.google.com/search?q=%22IBM+5100%22+appears+in+the+anime+%22Steins%3BGate%22+as+the+%22IBN+5100%22 google search will find various hits. One of them says "The world of Steins;Gate contains many references to real world subjects or people." This makes reference(s) in IBM 5100 to S;G not unique, and less encyclopedic for an In Popular Culture section, if there is to be one. What about a STAR TREK/DS9 episode where a 5100 is found somewhere out there . . . ? Pi314m (talk) 01:43, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Steins;Gate & the 5100

message: The word luggable was used to describe an early day pre-Compaq PC. Here's a link to an under-a-pound/Kg alternative: http://rockybergen.com/whatsnew/2018/12/19/ibm-5100-portable-computer (hint, it's made of paper). Pi314m (talk) 19:58, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: A lighter IBM 5100 (under a pound)

message: please note:
:Not to quibble, but from http://computermuseum.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/dev_en/ibm_5110/index.html it looks like adding floppy storage
was a 5110 peripheral, not the 5100. Is there a source re floppies on 5100?
The text 
:: An optional external dual 8" floppy disk drive was available.  The drives were dual density dual sided format and could store 2MB per disk.  The external floppy drive was about the size of a two drawer filing cabinet.
is for now commented out within the article. Pi314m (talk) 03:08, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Floppies on 5100?

message: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMSAI_8080#In_popular_culture
Someone just seems to love this particular piece of kit a lot, which is ok in the end. But, if the IMSAI has an "In Popular Culture" why not this article? or does the lurky weird nature of the John Titor stuff and its derivatives not qualify as popular culture?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ojmorales0002 (talk • contribs) 19:39, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  IMSAI 8080 (as an example)