According to Hackaday, a restorer has upgraded the Epson HX-20, one of the earliest portable computers, replacing its original microcassette drive with something far more practical. The HX-20, released in nineteen eighty-three, relied on tape storage—a quirk that made data access notoriously slow. This upgrade brings the vintage machine into a more usable era for collectors and enthusiasts.

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