Compaq Portable 1070 10

[CloudInMyHead]

Anyone know much about the Compaq Portable 1070 10?
It is a 286 I just purchased on ebay. It has a HD.
I'm trying to get ready for when it gets delivered.

I'm guessing the last "10" in the part number means 10MB hard drive?
Is this considered a Compaq Portable Plus or a Portable II? Anyone know?
Since it is not bootable and I will need to acquire a DOS disk. Would that be a 360K floppy and or DOS 2.1 or 3.1? I'm guessing it's 360K since it is a full height drive.

Any help would be appreciated. Those are just the questions off the top of my head.

 

[Vinpaq]

The Portable 286 is a model that was produced to have a 286 on the market before the smaller Portable 2 with a 286 came out. These were always equiped with an HDD, just like the Portable Plus.
More information here: Portable 286 (my website, here you can also find all drivers.)

It should be a 20 mb HDD, if it's a 10 someone else swapped it.

I wish you a lot of fun with it.

 

[CloudInMyHead]

Wow.
Great information "LCARS"
I didn't even realize "Portable 286" was the model name. I saw that tag in the ebay listing and I thought it was just stating the obvious....like when people have a license plate as "REDVETT", yeah we know you drive a Red Corvette" LOL
Since I have to buy a DOS disk, do you recommend 2.1 or 3,x?
I'm guessing this would be 360K drives?

The Portable 286 is a model that was produced to have a 286 on the market before the smaller Portable 2 with a 286 came out. These were always equiped with an HDD, just like the Portable Plus.
More information here: Portable 286 (my website, here you can also find all drivers.)

It should be a 20 mb HDD, if it's a 10 someone else swapped it.

I wish you a lot of fun with it.

 

[Vinpaq]

Nice, you also have the feed. This 286 model is more rare as they built fewer of them.

I would recommend Compaq MSDOS 3.1 or 3.31, but I think it can support newer DOS versions as well. A 286 can technically run 6.22
Yes, 360K drives.

 

[VERAULT]

I can send you ms dos 6.22 floppies on 360kb flopoy disks for.the cost of shipping to get you up and running. possibly a compaq portable setup disk too.