← Back to context Comment by nntwozz 4 days ago Flashback to TabWorks.Compaq Presario 486 1994, I was 10.And yes, played Myst on it.Tempus fugit… 5 comments nntwozz Reply dobin 3 days ago I had it too on a Compaq Presario 90Mhz pentium multimedia machine.One of my first contacts with a GUI. Windows 3.1 was the default, and soon Windows 95 was the "better" desktop.But looking back, TabWorks was pretty cool and useful. xbar 4 days ago Did it have that tiny rollerball on the side?We bought a bunch of TabWorks-based Compaqs back then for a medical office where I was doing IT work. I thought it was slick at the time. probablyStimmed 4 days ago And did it have a Quantum Bigfoot hdd in it that you could never use again because of its size? nntwozz 4 days ago I specifically remember having 420 MiB, dunno anything else. nntwozz 4 days ago Just mouse, bought a Logitech 3 button later.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logitech_3_buttons_m...
dobin 3 days ago I had it too on a Compaq Presario 90Mhz pentium multimedia machine.One of my first contacts with a GUI. Windows 3.1 was the default, and soon Windows 95 was the "better" desktop.But looking back, TabWorks was pretty cool and useful.
xbar 4 days ago Did it have that tiny rollerball on the side?We bought a bunch of TabWorks-based Compaqs back then for a medical office where I was doing IT work. I thought it was slick at the time. probablyStimmed 4 days ago And did it have a Quantum Bigfoot hdd in it that you could never use again because of its size? nntwozz 4 days ago I specifically remember having 420 MiB, dunno anything else. nntwozz 4 days ago Just mouse, bought a Logitech 3 button later.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logitech_3_buttons_m...
probablyStimmed 4 days ago And did it have a Quantum Bigfoot hdd in it that you could never use again because of its size? nntwozz 4 days ago I specifically remember having 420 MiB, dunno anything else.
nntwozz 4 days ago Just mouse, bought a Logitech 3 button later.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logitech_3_buttons_m...
I had it too on a Compaq Presario 90Mhz pentium multimedia machine.
One of my first contacts with a GUI. Windows 3.1 was the default, and soon Windows 95 was the "better" desktop.
But looking back, TabWorks was pretty cool and useful.
Did it have that tiny rollerball on the side?
We bought a bunch of TabWorks-based Compaqs back then for a medical office where I was doing IT work. I thought it was slick at the time.
And did it have a Quantum Bigfoot hdd in it that you could never use again because of its size?
I specifically remember having 420 MiB, dunno anything else.
Just mouse, bought a Logitech 3 button later.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logitech_3_buttons_m...