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Some might view that drawback as a plus.

Before the emergence of laptops, the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 was incredibly popular with professional writers/journalists. While one might argue that an iPad is better, I think one of the big things going for something like the Model 100 was the keyboard, which made the device worth the bulk.

http://www.oldcomputers.net/trs100.html