21 Feb
2003
21 Feb
'03
6:01 a.m.
With my contemplation of purchasing a new Sony
Picturebook, I was wondering:
What was the first portable computer that weighed less than 1Kg?
[[I'm assuming that it'd be older than 10 years, so it should be ontopic...]]
Any pointers appreciated! :-)
Define 'computer', please
The Sharp PC1211 (TRS80 PC1) ran BASIC and weighed less than 1kg. I would
call it a computer
What about the HP65? OK, it's a calculator, but it is fully programmable,
with conditional branches, etc. It also has a built-in magnetic card
reader/writer (so you do have some kind of permanent storage). I am
pretty sure it weighs less than 1kg. Dates from 1973/1974 or so.
-tony