NAIS MacPortable -Forerunner Of Today's Laptop Computers, 1989
One day in 1989, the latest issue of Macworld magazine arrived at the
NAIS office. On the front cover was a photo of a good looking girl setting
on a float in a swimming pool working on the new MacPortable. It wasn
't long until Ralph Thomas managed to get a credit line increase on his
actual Apple credit card and had one! This time is set him back another
$6,500.00 but what the heck! He had a forerunner of today's notebook computers.
Thomas ended up flat on his back from carrying the heaving thing around.
Take a look at the specs to see what you could actually get for $6,500.00
on 1989.
| Price: $6,500 CPU CPU: Motorola MC68000 CPU Speed: 16 MHz Bus Speed: 16 MHz Data Path: 16 bit ROM: 256 kB RAM Type: proprietary Minimum RAM Speed: 100 ns Onboard RAM: 1 MB RAM slots: 1 Maximum RAM: 8 MB Level 1 Cache: 0.5 kB Video Screen: 1-bit active matrix (backlit after 2/91) Max Resolution: 640x400 Storage Hard Drive: optional 40 MB Floppy Drive: 1 or 2 1.4 MB SuperDrive Input/Output ADB: 1 Serial: 2 SCSI: DB-25 Audio Out: stereo 8 bit mini Speaker: mono Miscellaneous Codename: Laguna, Riveria, Malibu, Esprit, Guiness. (Backlit configuration: Aruba, Love Shack, Mulligan) Gestalt ID: 10 Power: 5 Watts Dimensions: 4.05" H x 15.25" W x 14.83" D Weight: 15.8 lbs. Minimum OS: 6.0.4 Maximum OS: 7.5.5 Introduced: September 1989 Terminated: October 1991 |
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