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My first personal computer

Compaq Portable circa 1985

NAME Portable Plus
MANUFACTURER Compaq
TYPE Transportable
ORIGIN U.S.A.
YEAR October 1983
CPU Intel 8088
SPEED 4.77 Mhz
COPROCESSOR Optional 8087 math coprocessor
RAM 640 kb low memory, 384 kb extended memory
MEDIA Rhodime 10MB fixed disk, 5.25’‘ floppy at 160 KB, 320 KB, and 360 KB
DISPLAY 9’‘ Mono CRT Display, Built-in
TEXT MODES 80×25, 40×25
GRAPHIC MODES CGA, MDA
COLORS green phosphor monitor
KEYBOARD Full-stroke detachable keyboard with function keys and numeric keypad
I/O PORTS Parallel Port, RS-232 Serial Port, CGA and composite video output, 5 × 8-bit ISA expansion slots
POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU, 130 Watt power supply
WEIGHT 34 lbs
OS MS-DOS 1.1
PRICE US $4,700