Lappy 486

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'''Quick small fact''' The 486 was actually a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80486 real processor made by Intel]. It was quite similar to the 386 processor from a software standpoint, but was considerably faster.
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'''Quick small fact''' The 486 was actually a [[Wikipedia:Intel 80486|real processor made by Intel]]. It was quite similar to the 386 processor from a software standpoint, but was considerably faster.
'''Debut''': First seen in [[Strong Bad Email]] 119, "[[animal]]." First mentioned by [[The Brothers Chaps]] in the "[[invisibility]]" DVD commentary.
'''Debut''': First seen in [[Strong Bad Email]] 119, "[[animal]]." First mentioned by [[The Brothers Chaps]] in the "[[invisibility]]" DVD commentary.

Revision as of 02:36, 9 January 2005

The Lappy 486.
Lappy 486's email client

The Lappy 486 is Strong Bad's third and current computer, and is manufactured by Compy, Inc. It replaced the Compy 386 after it was infected with 423,827 viruses and shotgunned by Bubs.

The Lappy 486 has a more modern email program with a subject line, a reply pane, and easy-access buttons: Reply, Forward, Delete, Save, Computer, and Image. However, when Strong Bad clears the screen, all of it disappears and he continues typing.

Strong Bad describes its startup noise as "classy." His attempt to repeat it is quite out of tune.

Quick Facts

Quick small fact The 486 was actually a real processor made by Intel. It was quite similar to the 386 processor from a software standpoint, but was considerably faster.

Debut: First seen in Strong Bad Email 119, "animal." First mentioned by The Brothers Chaps in the "invisibility" DVD commentary.

Features:

  • 42 pounds!! ("Extremely portable", according to Strong Bad)
  • 2MB Hard Drive!
  • "Several" Color Monitor
  • Warning: Five Minute Battery Life (Strong Bad said it is "One half of ten minutes" - evidence shown in part-time job)
  • 512 K RAM
  • "Finally, a computer for your lap!"—Compy

Screen Ratio: (aspect ratio) is 1.67 (width): 1 (height), as opposed to a normal screen of 1.3:1 and a widescreen of 1.85:1.

Interactive Feature: Clicking on the Lappy's screen simulates the effect seen on laptop LCDs: applied force moves the liquid inside (a Liquid Crystal Display), causing a "wave" of distorted colors. Unlike the Compy 386, the Lappy features no "back" button. This is also Strong Bad's first computer without contrast buttons besides the polish Block.

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