Compaq SLT

{{short description|Line of laptop computers made in the 1980s and 1990s}}

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| releasedate = {{Start date and age|October 17, 1988}}

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| price = $5,399 (about $10,992 adjusted){{Cite web|title=The Golden Age of Compaq Computers|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-golden-age-of-compaq-computers|access-date=2021-03-08|website=PCMAG|language=en}}

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| cpu = 12-MHz 80C286 (SLT/286)
20-MHz 386SX (SLT 386s/20)

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The SLT is a family of laptops released by Compaq Computer Corporation. The SLT was the first laptop ever released by Compaq, then primarily known as a maker of luggable and desktop computers. The SLT series was the successor to the Portable III and the predecessor to the more well-known LTE.

Two models were produced in the SLT series. The first model, named SLT/286, released on October 17, 1988,{{Cite web|title=COMPAQ UNVEILS LAPTOP {{!}} JOC.com|url=https://www.joc.com/compaq-unveils-laptop_19881017.html|access-date=2021-08-20|website=www.joc.com}} is considered to be one of the most notable units in laptop history due to its battery life and superior performance compared to competing models. It is also notable for being Compaq’s first laptop computer. The SLT/286 had a 12 MHz Harris or Intel 80C286 processor (both brands were used throughout the SLT/286’s production) and a grayscale (up to 8 shades) backlit VGA LCD screen, the first laptop with this feature. The price started at $5,399 for the base-model.[http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/2223/Compaq-Portable-slt-286-1903/ Compaq Portable SLT/286]{{Cite news|last=Lewis|first=Peter H.|date=1988-10-23|title=THE EXECUTIVE COMPUTER; Compaq Finally Makes a Laptop|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/23/business/the-executive-computer-compaq-finally-makes-a-laptop.html|access-date=2021-07-30|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Compaq+SLT+models&pg=PT112|title=InfoWorld|date=1988-11-14|publisher=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GF_6VuE4h2MC&dq=Compaq+SLT+models&pg=PT133|title=PC Mag 1991 - Compaq SLT/386s/20 Model Released|date=1991-03-12|publisher=Ziff Davis, Inc.|language=en}}

The second model, the SLT 386s/20, was released in 1990,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjwEAAAAMBAJ&q=compaq+slt+386s%2F20+infoworld&pg=PA7|title=InfoWorld|date=1990-06-18|publisher=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.|language=en}} and featured a 386SX 20 MHz CPU, versus the 286 12 MHz CPU of the SLT/286. It also came with 2 MB of RAM standard (expandable to 14 MB), compared to the 640 KB (expandable to 12.6 MB) the SLT/286 came with, and a 60 or 120 MB hard disk drive, rather than the 20 or 40 MB options the SLT/286 offered.