What a story, this computer!! I don't have time to tell it now.
Content coming soon...
For now, see Compaq Portable on Wikipedia.
The Wikipedia picture is low resolution, on a noisy marble background, cropped, and dimly lit. 2006 vintage. It could be replaced, and actually there is already a better picture on wikimedia so I'm not sure why this terrible picture is being used...
The Compaq Portable 286 is also technically "on display" at the Computer Museum of America, though it's not behind glass. It is available for visitors to attempt to pick up and move, even though it weighs 28 pounds. Maybe I should weigh the Museum's particular Compaq Portable 286...
This was an upgraded version of the original Compaq Portable, but the Compaq Portable II would come shortly after. I'm not sure the difference between the machines at this time.