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The Compaq Portable: A Milestone in Mobility

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Date: ca. 1983

The Compaq Portable was a milestone for both portable computing and personal computing; it was one of the first and most successful PCs to clone the IBM PC platform and was easily transportable, though it lacked an independent power supply and needed to be plugged in. An industry leading product, it helped to ensure that the x86 IBM-PC platform became the industry standard for personal computing.

Tags: 1980s • 1983 • Compaq • IBM • PC • portable

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