GRiD Case 1550SX |
Manufacturer |
GRiD Systems Corp. |
Processor type |
Intel 80386SX |
Cycle time |
20 MHz |
Math coprocessor |
Intel 80387SX |
RAM memory |
2 MB (up to 6 MB) |
Ports |
Two serial ports, parallel printer port, external keyboard/keypad, RJ-12 |
Operating systems |
MS-DOS 5.0, Windows 3.1 |
Keyboard |
77-keys |
Modem |
2400 bps |
Screen size |
8,3×6,3 inch |
Graphics resolution |
640 x 480 dots |
Dimensions |
15 x 11,5 x 2,5 inches |
Weight |
13,6 pound |
Power |
DC Power Supply and Battery 1 hour 50 minutes |
Internal disk device |
3,5″ FDD 1,44 MB, 60 MB or 120 MB HDD |
Peripherals |
External CD-ROM drive |
Price, $ (year) |
6295 (1990) |
Please advise if the Grid 1550 is in good working order and a reasonable price you would be willing to sell it
The GRiD 1550sx is in working order, although it has power problems. He sometimes turns himself off. The laptop is part of the museum and is not sold separately.
I’ve actually have a working 1550sx and I’m looking to sale it I just don’t know how much to ask for it.
Estimated price for today is $500.
Had the pleasure of owning the then brand new and maxed out 1550 SX (120/8/387/Win 3.1).
As far as I could establish at that time it was the only portable (Ibm’s were like sewingmachine boxes with CRT), which could handle AutoCAD. Renders were doable, but took ages, and Windows 3.1 was painfully buggy.
Mine got fully submerged in water for close to an hour. Luckily the water contained soap, and I painstakingly dismantled it fully and used electro cleaner and dried it up repeating the process.
After the reassembly, 4mb of ram was nocked out and later replaced, but it worked as normal. GRiDcase and the rollerbar is the obvious forefather of the Thinkpads, even the red details.
It was the best investment I ever made, I owe 10 years of my career to that machine.