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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| price = {{USD|2995|1985}}

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| os = MS-DOS 2.1

| 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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