First Computer - 1975 - Portable Laptop - Ibm 5100

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    CULCULCAN The Final Synthesis - isbn 978-0-9939480-0-8 Staff Member

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    The worlds first portable computer / laptop in 1975.
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    The IBM 5100 cost over $20,000 (in 1975)
    (in today's dollars; it would cost about $90,000)

    First introduced: September, 1975
    CPU: IBM proprietary, 1.9MHz
    RAM: 16K, 64K max
    Display: 5″ monochrome monitor 64 X 16 text
    Storage: Internal 200K tape (DC300)
    Ports: tape / printer I/O port
    OS: APL and/or BASIC
     
    CULCULCAN, Mar 1, 2022
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