Timeline of portable computers
| Year | Price | CPU @ MHz | Computer name | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 900 Vacuum tubes | DYSEAC | For the military, movable by truck. | |
| 1960 | 125,600 USD | Germanium transistors @ 0.087 | IBM 1401 | Truck-based for military,[1][2] also touring Datamobile[3] for demos. |
| 1975 | 8975 USD | IBM PALM processor @ 1.9 | IBM 5100 Portable Computer[4] | 64K = 17 975 USD. |
| 1975 | 4000 USD | Motorola 6800 @ 1 | MIT Suitcase Computer | 4K SRAM, approx. 20 lbs. Built by David Emberson in the MIT Digital Systems Laboratory as a thesis project. Currently in the collection of Dr. Hoo-Min D. Toong. |
| 1976 | 50 000 USD | Z80? @ 1 | Xerox NoteTaker | |
| 1977 | 2495 USD | Z80 | Versatile 2[5][6] | |
| 1978 | 10 225 USD | IBM PALM processor @ 1.9 | IBM 5110[7] | |
| 1979 | 375 USD | 6502 @ 1, 1K | Rockwell AIM-65 | 20 Character alphanumeric display.[5][8][9] |
| 1979 | 3250 USD | Custom HP 8 bit @ 0.613 | Hewlett-Packard Model 85[10] | |
| 1980 | ? | PA512 | Made in Serbia. | |
| 1980 | 230 USD | SC43177, SC43178 | TRS-80 Pocket Computer[11] | |
| 1981 | 1795 USD | Z80 @ 4.0 | Osborne 1 | |
| 1981 | 795 USD | 2x Hitachi 6301 @ 0.614 | Epson HX-20[12] | |
| 1981 | Z80 compatible | Husky (computer)[13] | ||
| 1982 | 8088 @ 4.77 | Columbia Data Products | ||
| 1982 | Z80A @ 4 | Grundy NewBrain | ||
| 1982 | Z80 @ 2.5 | Kaypro | ||
| 1982 | [14] 8000 USD | 8086 @ ? | Grid Compass 1100 | NASA laptop |
| 1982 | Z80 @ 4.0 | Osborne Executive | ||
| 1983 | x86 | Hyperion (computer) | ||
| 1983 | x86 | Compaq Portable | ||
| 1983 | 1099 USD | 80C85 @ 2.4 | TRS-80 Model 100 | 40 x 8 LCD |
| 1983 | Z80A, 8086, 128K | Seequa Chameleon [5] | ||
| 1983 | Z80A @ 3.4 | Sord IS-11 | ||
| 1983 | 1595 USD | Z80A @ 4 | Zorba | |
| 1984 | 4225 USD | 8088 @ 4.77 | IBM 5155[15] | |
| 1984 | Z80 | Actrix (computer) | ||
| ~1984 | 8088 @ 4.77 | Bondwell-8 | ||
| 1984 | 995 USD | Z80 @ 2.45 | Epson PX-8 Geneva[16] | |
| 1984 | 6502 @ 1.02 | Commodore SX-64 | ||
| 1984 | x86 | Data General-One | ||
| 1984 | Z80 @ 4.0 | Osborne Vixen | ||
| 1984 | 80C88 | ZP-150 | ||
| 1984 | 595 USD | HP-71B | Calculator programmable in BASIC | |
| 1984 | 2995 USD | Harris 80C86 @ 5.33 | HP 110 | 80 x 16 LCD, 300 baud modem |
| 1984 | 1965 GBP | 8086 @ 4.77 | Apricot Portable | First portable computer with 25-line LCD. Included speech recognition, wireless keyboard, and optional wireless mouse. |
| 1985 | 995 USD | Z80 @ 4 | Bondwell-2 | |
| 1985 | Harris 80C86 @ 5.33 | HP 110 Plus | 80 x 25 LCD, 1200 baud modem | |
| 1985 | 1899 USD | Toshiba T1100 80C88 @ 4.77 | Toshiba T1100 | 80 x 25 LCD |
| 1986 | 8088 @ 4.77 | IBM 5140 | ||
| 1986 | Intel 80286 @ 8 | Compaq Portable II | ||
| 1986 | ? | LPA512 | ||
| 1987 | Z80 | Cambridge Z88 | ||
| 1988 | Intel 8088 | NEC UltraLite | ||
| 1988 | 68HC000 @ 8 | Atari STacy | ||
| 1989 | Intel 8088 @ 4.9152 | Atari Portfolio | ||
| 1989 | 2000 USD | Intel 80C88 @ 7 | Poqet PC (Classic) | |
| 1989 | 8086 @ 9.55 | Compaq LTE | ||
| 1989 | Motorola 68000 @ 16 | Macintosh Portable | ||
| 1989 | Motorola 68000 @ 15 | Outbound Laptop | ||
| 1991 | Motorola 68000 @ 8 | ST BOOK [17][18] | ||
| 1991 | NEC V20 @ 5.37 | HP 95LX | ||
| 1991 | 2300 USD | Motorola 68000 @ 16 | Apple PowerBook 100 | |
| 1992 | IBM 486SLC @ 25 | IBM ThinkPad | ||
| 1992 | Z80, 64K | Amstrad NC100 | ||
| 1992 | 4950 USD | CY601 + CY604 @ 25 MHz | SPARCbook1 | Unix with SunOS |
| 1993 | Intel "Hornet" 80186 @ 7.91 | HP 100LX | ||
| 1993 | ? | AlphaSmart | ||
| 1994 | Intel "Hornet" 80186 @ 7.91 | HP 200LX | ||
| 1995 | IBM ThinkPad Butterfly keyboard | |||
| 1997 | Intel Pentium @ 150 | IBM Thinkpad 380 | ||
| 2001 | SA-1110 @ 206 | SIMpad |
See also
References
- ^ "IBM 1401: The Mainframe".
- ^ "Columbia University Computing History: IBM 1401".
- ^ "IBM 1401: Cultural Impacts".
- ^ "IBM 5100 computer". 090508 oldcomputers.net
- ^ a b c "MicrocomputerChronology". 090508 is2.lse.ac.uk
- ^ "old-computers.com : The Museum". 090508 old-computers.com
- ^ "IBM 5110 computer". 090508 oldcomputers.net
- ^ "Weird World of Hardware". 090508 trygve.com
- ^ "Rockwell AIM-65 computer". 090508 oldcomputers.net
- ^ "Old Computers – rare, vintage, and obsolete computers". 090508 oldcomputers.net
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- ^ "Epson HX-20 computer". 090508 oldcomputers.net
- ^ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". 090508 old-computers.com
- ^ "World's first laptop. Osborne 1 GRiD Compass 1101". 090519 thelong..last.com
- ^ "IBM 5155 portable computer". 090508 oldcomputers.net
- ^ "Epson PX-8 computer". 090508 oldcomputers.net
- ^ "Planet Irata: Atari ST Book Notebook Computer". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. 090508 geocities.com
- ^ "Chips in ATARI-Computern mit TOS-Betriebssystem". 090508 xs4all.nl