Year: 1986 Initial Price: $3,999, $9,499 in 2020 This 4.77 MHz 8086 “Luggable” laptop, the Zenith SuperSport ZWL-184-02 is a very rare model from the mid. 80`s. This particular unit was made in 1986 and was used in some of the gov service department from the US back in the days. Manufacturer: Zenith Data Systems […]
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Year: 1991 Initial Price: $2,990, $5713 in 2020 The Personal System/2 or PS/2 was IBM‘s third generation of personal computers released in 1987. The PS/2 line was created by IBM in an attempt to recapture control of the PC market by introducing an advanced yet proprietary architecture. IBM‘s considerable market presence plus the reliability
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YEAR: 1992 INITIAL PRICE: 2375 US Dollars LIKE US ON FACEBOOK Among the first IBM’s to use the Thinkpad name As IBM president 1914 to 1956, Thomas J. Watson, Sr. enjoyed using the phrase “THINK!” to motivate and inspire his employees. This simple word has become deeply embedded in IBM’s corporate culture ever since. Decades
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Year: 1997 Initial Price: $2199, $3566 in 2020 IBM ThinkPad 380 was a notebook computer manufactured in 1997 by IBM as part of their ThinkPad laptop series. Notable for incorporating a CD-ROM and a floppy drive. I own all IBM Thinkpad 380 series. Models IBM ThinkPad 380E — The 380E model introduced several additional features,
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YEAR: 1993 INITIAL PRICE: 3,299, $5,942 in 2020 The Compaq LTE was a line of laptop computers made by Compaq, introduced in 1989. The first models, the Compaq LTE and the Compaq LTE 286, were among the first computers to be close to the size of a paper notebook, spurring the use of the term “notebook” to
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YEAR: 1987 INITIAL PRICE: $6,499, $14,890 in 2020 The Toshiba T1200XE was a laptop manufactured by the Toshiba Corporation, first made in 1987. It was an upgraded version of the Toshiba T1100 Plus. Processor Intel 80C286TM microprocessor Adjustable 12/6 MHz clock speed Memory 1 MB RAM standard 5 MB RAM maximum LIM-EMS 4.0
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YEAR: 1986 INITIAL PRICE: $6,899, $16,383 in 2020 T3100/20 was a laptop manufactured by Toshiba and released in 1986. It featured a 20 MB hard drive, 8 MHz Intel 80286 CPU and a monochrome 9.6″ gas-plasma display with a resolution of up to 640×400 pixels. Processor Intel 80286 microprocessor 8.0 MHz operating speed Memory 640kB RAM
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YEAR: 1989 INITIRAL PRICE: $4499, $9,443 in 2020 The Compaq LTE 286 laptop happens to be one of my favorite retro laptops that I have in my collection. The design is so iconic, when you think of a late 80`s laptop this is the image that you get. The LTE was
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YEAR: 1988 Initial Price: $7695, $16,930 in 2020 LIKE US ON FACEBOOK The Personal System/2 IBM PS/2 model P70 386 is a portable computer of briefcase size providing the same functions as the PS/2 desktop models. These models are also known as luggables. It’s meant to be a portable computer, but it’s definitely not a laptop
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Year: 1987 Initial Price: 1199 USD The Toshiba T1000 was a laptop computer manufactured by the Toshiba Corporation in 1987. It had a similar specification to the IBM PC Convertible, with an 4.77 MHz 80C88 processor, 512 kB of RAM, and a monochrome CGA-compatible LCD. Unlike the Convertible, it includes a standard serial port and
