Comments on: Ruputer Turns 10 http://www.geekazine.com/cool/ruputer-turns-10 For the Geek in all of us. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:39:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: billm http://www.geekazine.com/cool/ruputer-turns-10#comment-1153 billm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:02:05 +0000 http://www.geekazine.com/?p=158#comment-1153 P.S. The original sale date of the Ruputer was 14 February 1997. I ran out as soon as they were available and bought one that evening and their were no lines for it like there were the iPhone. P.S. The original sale date of the Ruputer was 14 February 1997. I ran out as soon as they were available and bought one that evening and their were no lines for it like there were the iPhone.

]]> By: billm http://www.geekazine.com/cool/ruputer-turns-10#comment-1152 billm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.geekazine.com/?p=158#comment-1152 A few notes here...the Ruputer was never "changed" to OnHand PC. The Ruputer was marketed by Matsucom in the US as OnHand PC. The Ruputer also came in 3 different memory models. 128K, 2mb and the Pro at 4mb. There was also a Skeleton version of the 4mb model that was sold. the original cost of the Ruputer was 39,000 JPY and 47,000 JPY for the 2mb. When the 4mb version came out 10 months later, the 2mb version was generally reduced to 42,000 JPY while the newer 4mb version was 49,000 JPY. Matsucom waited nearly two years before finally getting the On-Hand branded Ruputer to market and by this time, the fad had died out in Japan. Today, they can be purchased for anywhere between 1,000 yen and 12,000 yen in the auctions. A few notes here…the Ruputer was never “changed” to OnHand PC. The Ruputer was marketed by Matsucom in the US as OnHand PC. The Ruputer also came in 3 different memory models. 128K, 2mb and the Pro at 4mb. There was also a Skeleton version of the 4mb model that was sold. the original cost of the Ruputer was 39,000 JPY and 47,000 JPY for the 2mb. When the 4mb version came out 10 months later, the 2mb version was generally reduced to 42,000 JPY while the newer 4mb version was 49,000 JPY.

Matsucom waited nearly two years before finally getting the On-Hand branded Ruputer to market and by this time, the fad had died out in Japan. Today, they can be purchased for anywhere between 1,000 yen and 12,000 yen in the auctions.

]]> By: crazyjordan http://www.geekazine.com/cool/ruputer-turns-10#comment-104 crazyjordan Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:02:01 +0000 http://www.geekazine.com/?p=158#comment-104 yes i have to say thats pretty good for that time the good old retro stuff :p yes i have to say thats pretty good for that time the good old retro stuff :p

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