Ericsson Portable PC
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| name = Ericsson Portable PC
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| aka = EPPC
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| manufacturer = Ericsson
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| type = Portable computer
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| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1985|03}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=Udw3QWX2LQ8C&dq=Ericsson+Portable+PC&pg=PA135 PC Portables:Ericsson Portable PC], By Alfred Poor, PC Mag, 10 Dec 1985, Page 135 - 136[https://books.google.com/books?id=DDlmJxSURq8C&dq=Ericsson+Portable+PC&pg=RA1-PA35 Ericsson Turns New Leaf With 15-Pound Portable], By Charles Bermant, PC Mag, 14 May 1985, Page 35[https://books.google.com/books?id=0y4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Ericsson+Portable+PC&pg=PA26 News:New Products:The Ericsson Portable PC], InfoWorld, 22 Apr 1985, Page 26[https://books.google.com/books?id=dOMDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Ericsson+Portable+PC&pg=PA97 Traveling Light], By Ron Sciblia, Popular Mechanics Feb 1986, Page 96-99 & 148
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| power = AC Power 110-240 V (No internal batteries)
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| cpu = Intel 8088 CPU @ 4.77 MHz
| memory = 256 kB of RAM (Expandable to 512 kB)
| storage = half height 5-1/4 inch, 360 kB Floppy disk drive
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| display = Orange Gas Plasma display (25 line by 80 column)
| graphics = 640 x 400 pixel
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| input = detachable keyboard
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| connectivity = parallel and serial ports, expansion port, second disk drive port
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| weight = {{convert|8|kg}}
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The Ericsson Portable PC (EPPC) was a portable computer introduced by Ericsson in March 1985. It was a small computer with a weight of 8 kg. It had an Intel 8088 processor at 4.77 MHz and 256-512 kB of RAM. An optional built-in thermal printer and modem was available.
The EPPC was the first portable computer on the market to have a plasma display. Said display was a monochrome amber unit capable of displaying 25 lines of 80-column text.
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External links
- {{in lang|sv}} [http://www.datasalen.se/Utstallning/Data/Ericsson/ericssonportablepc.htm Ericsson Portable PC]
- {{in lang|sv}} [http://pc-museum.com/ericsson/index.htm Ericsson PC Page] Rune's PC-Museum
- {{in lang|sv}} [http://techworld.idg.se/2.2524/1.88860/basta-datorerna-genom-tiderna-plats-22-till-30 Bästa datorerna genom tiderna, plats 22 till 30]
- {{Citation | url = http://vintage-laptops.com/?page_id=218&lang=en | contribution = Ericsson Portable PC, 360 degree model | title = Russian Vintage Laptop Museum | date = 6 April 2017 | type = museum}}
Category:8086-based home computers
Category:Computer-related introductions in 1985
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