Trivia Question

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri Feb 21 14:01:00 2003

> 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
Received on Fri Feb 21 2003 - 14:01:00 GMT