Compaq Portable
E110677
The Compaq Portable was one of the first successful IBM PC–compatible portable computers, helping to establish Compaq as a major player in the personal computer market in the 1980s.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compaq Portable canonical | 3 |
| Compaq Portable II | 1 |
| Compaq Portable line of computers | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM PC compatible
ⓘ
portable computer ⓘ |
| announcedInMonth | November 1982 ⓘ |
| brand | Compaq ⓘ |
| busArchitecture | IBM PC XT compatible expansion slots ⓘ |
| category |
1980s personal computers
ⓘ
x86-based personal computers ⓘ |
| color | beige ⓘ |
| companyFoundedBy |
Bill Murto
ⓘ
Jim Harris ⓘ Rod Canion ⓘ |
| compatibilityGoal | full IBM PC BIOS compatibility ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cpu | Intel 8088 ⓘ |
| cpuClockSpeed | 4.77 MHz ⓘ |
| defaultFloppyConfiguration | dual 5.25-inch 360 KB floppy drives ⓘ |
| designedIn |
Houston
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
|
| displayResolution | text mode 80x25 characters ⓘ |
| displayType | 9-inch monochrome CRT ⓘ |
| formFactor | suitcase-style luggable ⓘ |
| graphicsStandard | MDA compatible ⓘ |
| hasBuiltInKeyboard | true ⓘ |
| hasInternalBattery | false ⓘ |
| hasPointingDevice | false ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent portable IBM PC compatibles ⓘ |
| inputDevice | keyboard ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| keyboardConnection | proprietary connector ⓘ |
| keyboardType | detachable full-size keyboard ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Compaq ⓘ |
| marketedAs | luggable computer ⓘ |
| marketPosition | business portable computer ⓘ |
| maxRam | 640 KB ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first successful IBM PC compatible portables
ⓘ
helping establish Compaq as a major PC vendor ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
MS-DOS
ⓘ
MS-DOS ⓘ
surface form:
PC DOS
|
| optionalStorage | 10 MB hard disk ⓘ |
| powerSource | AC mains only ⓘ |
| predecessor | none (first Compaq computer) ⓘ |
| ram | 128 KB base RAM ⓘ |
| storage | 5.25-inch floppy disk drives ⓘ |
| successor |
Compaq Portable
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Compaq Portable II
|
| systemBus | ISA ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
business travelers
ⓘ
corporate users ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 28 pounds ⓘ |
| wordSize | 16-bit ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Compaq Portable II
this entity surface form:
Compaq Portable line of computers