Sometimes we get the most amazing items dropped off to Substation33!

This unassuming old briefcase just looked like luggage until we opened it. Inside the case was a velour interior and a Compaq SLT | 286 in near perfect condition and a business card with a 7-digit phone number. This laptop was the Compaq Flagship back in 1988 and was sold for $5399 USD or $11,000 USD, adjusting for today’s inflation.

Compaq 286 SLT was considered to be one of the most notable units in laptop history due to its battery life and superior performance. It is also notable for being Compaq's first laptop computer.

It has a processor with a clock speed of 12mhz, a 20mb hard disk and 640k of memory with a lovely VGA monochrome grey screen.