Sometimes known as a lunchbox computer. Still used for some manufacturing situations where old hardware is needed.

Looks kinda like the mpc1700 case from IPCtechnology but not quite

I built one for work. I was going from location to location programming chip shooters and pick and place equipment. Large database back then of the different components and shape codes.

Now everything could be done remotely or with a standard laptop and Internet connection.

Luggables are a really cool concept, but their use cases are increasingly niche. It’s amazing what you can do with a computer the size of a power bank these days- but if you really need lots of processors, lots of specialized cards, lots of drives, or lots GPU or something (mobile), luggable is pretty cool.

Modern luggable. Before laptops we had these.