Ibm 5100 First Portable Computer - Costs 20,000

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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. The IBM 5100 cost over $20,000
    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

    ibm5100.

    $20,000 then = $97,000 today !!! (in 2021)

    you sure would NOT want to drop this !!!
     
    CULCULCAN, Mar 9, 2021
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