> I can't help but think of the little Atari Portfolio John Connor has in Terminator 2.

Late eighties/early nineties seemed like an interesting period for these sort of handheld computers. Another great example is the HP LX series, eg 95LX or 200LX http://i.imgur.com/pHa8YWD.jpg

Also this little sony thing from late 90s:

http://www.apj.co.uk/technology/apple_sony_clie.htm

I finally understand that funny feeling every time I carry a computer in my backpack. That exact scene. Thanks a lot.

That scene had a pretty big impact on me as a kid. Here was a movie with time traveling assassin robots, but that scene always seemed totally believable and possible. I think about it a lot, for whatever reason.

I upgraded my Portfolio by duct-taping an rPi to it. :)