Compaq Portable Computer
date: label: Date made
content: 1983 or later.
name: label: maker
content: Compaq
notes: label: Description
content: Although other portable microcomputers were being introduced, the Compaq "Luggable" was the first portable microcomputer that was used in large quantities. It had 3 expansion slots and a parallel interface and ran MS-DOS. The Compaq is beige with a black padded vinyl handle. It resembles a suitcase. When closed, the keyboard doubles as the bottom of the suitcase (two locks hold it in place). There are two 5-1/4 inch floppy drives. The left side panel slides to reveal the power cord, fan and switch. The right side panel slides to reveal the expansion slots. A slight height adjustment can be made to the bottom of both the computer and keyboard.
label: Description
content: For documentation, see 1998.3052.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Computers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Robert N. Walsh
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1998.0175.01
label: catalog number
content: 1998.0175.01
label: accession number
content: 1998.0175
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Portable Computer
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: closed: 41 cm x 48.8 cm x 21.8 cm; 16 1/8 in x 19 3/16 in x 8 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: open: 21.8 cm x 48.8 cm x 58 cm; 8 9/16 in x 19 3/16 in x 22 13/16 in