I am working in the local Panera Bread this afternoon for a change of scenery but that scenery is making it hard for me to concentrate on my work. I walked into the “computer” area and as I was setting up to get busy I looked back and what did I see?
Sitting in front of a guy in the middle of a meeting is an HP tc1100! I can’t remember the last time I saw one of these beauties in the wild, and it fired up feelings of nostalgia. I still believe that the hybrid design of the tc1100 with the detachable keyboard and full slate design has not been touched by any design before or since.
An under 2-pound slate of 10-inches is the perfect size for a slate, and the tc1100 gave up very few compromises to make that happen. The hardware components are still in use today; at least some of them are. What makes this rare sighting so appropriate is that I was thinking just this weekend that I needed to try and get my old friend going again.
I used the heck out of that tc1100 in my daily work for so long, and when it was time to move on I gave it to my step-daughter to use for schoolwork. She used that for a few years until we got her a big laptop for college but the tc1100 never faltered in all that time. I noticed it was sitting unused on a table this weekend and thought to myself I should get it going again. I mean, the form factor has not been touched by anyone else, not even close. That Linux-based netbook from Always Innovative comes closest. What a trip down memory lane. I wish I could have taken a photo of the tc1100 in use, but I couldn’t for privacy reasons.
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