March 1983 · Computer or hardware
Compaq Portable (1983)
An early fully compatible IBM PC clone in a suitcase-sized case. Announced November 1982, shipped March 1983.
Compaq's first product was the first commercially successful fully IBM compatible computer, and sold 53,000 units in its first year.
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Facts
- Date
- March 1983
- Kind
- Computer or hardware
- Maker or publisher
- Compaq
- CPU
- Intel 8088
- CPU speed
- 4.77 MHz
- RAM installed
- 128 KB
- Display
- 9-inch monochrome CRT
- Weight
- 28 lb
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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