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2. Apricot Portable - Wikipedia

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   Compared to other portable computers of its time like the Compaq Portable and the Commodore SX-64, the Apricot Portable was the first system to have an 80-column and 25-line LCD screen and the first with a speech recognition system. [3] The Apricot Portable was designed to be easily carried in its case, but was powered by mains electricity only.

3. IBM Portable Personal Computer - Wikipedia

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   The Portable was basically a PC/XT motherboard, transplanted into a Compaq-style luggable case. The system featured 256 kilobytes of memory (expandable to 640 KB), an added CGA card connected to an internal monochrome amber composite monitor, and one or two half-height 5 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch 360 KB floppy disk drives, manufactured by Qume. Unlike the ...

4. Compaq Portable - Wikipedia

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   The Compaq Portable has basically the same hardware as an IBM PC, transplanted into a luggable case (specifically designed to fit as carry-on luggage on an airplane), with Compaq's BIOS instead of IBM's. [11] All Portables shipped with 128 KB of RAM and 1-2 double-sided double-density 360 KB disk drives.

5. Compaq Portable series - Wikipedia

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   The Compaq Portable has basically the same off-the-self hardware as an IBM PC, transplanted into a luggable case (specifically designed to fit as carry-on luggage on an airplane), with Compaq's BIOS instead of IBM's. [2] All Portables shipped with 128k of RAM and 1-2 double-sided double-density 360 KB disk drives.

6. Commodore SX-64 - Wikipedia

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   Housing with keyboard locked on, standing Rear Two Commodore SX-64 computers showing their SX-64 BASIC 2.0 startup screens. (Note the white screen background color.) The Commodore SX-64, also known as the Executive 64, or VIP-64 in Europe, is a portable, briefcase/suitcase-size "luggable" version of the popular Commodore 64 home computer and the first color portable computer.

7. IBM 5100 - Wikipedia

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   It was the size of a small suitcase, weighed about 55 lb (25 kg), and could be transported in an optional carrying case, hence the "portable" designation. In 1975, it was an amazing technical accomplishment to package a complete computer with a large amount of ROM and RAM, CRT display, and a tape drive into a machine that small.