Trivia Question

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Fri Feb 21 15:26:00 2003

Roger "Merch" Merchberger asks:
> 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! :-)

Strictly speaking, the first portable digital computer that weighed
less than 1 kg would have probably been the Gemini Digital Computer,
which was weightless in Earth orbit. I'm not sure what the mass was,
but it was undoubtedly more than 1 kg.

The first portable digital computer that weighed less than 1 kg on the
Earth's surface was introduced in 1974, and had a mass of just under
0.32 kg. It was weightless when it was in Earth orbit on the
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Identifying this computer is left as a
challenge to the reader.

Eric
Received on Fri Feb 21 2003 - 15:26:00 GMT