Compaq Portable (1983)

1983–1985 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel 8088, 4.77 MHz
Ram: max: 640 KB · base: 128 KB
Ports: Parallel · Serial (optional card) · Expansion slots x3 (ISA)
Battery: none (AC only)
Display: 9" monochrome CRT, 720x350 (CGA-compatible)
Storage: base: Dual 5.25" 360 KB floppy drives · options: Single floppy + 10 MB hard drive (later Portable Plus)
Weight: 12.5 kg
Os Support: latest: MS-DOS 6.22 (unofficial, community-supported) · shipped: MS-DOS 1.13
Release Price: $2,995

Variants

Revisions

Compaq Portable PlusPortable Plus1985, same chassis with added 10MB hard drive

Upgrade paths

RAM

640 KB via expansion cards in the ISA slots · Base 128 KB on the motherboard, expanded with period memory expansion cards through the three internal ISA slots.

varies

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storage

10 MB or 20 MB internal hard drive kit · Not present on the original model, but period upgrade kits and later Portable Plus/286 units added a hard drive in place of one floppy bay.

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