Grid Compass
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Not to be confused with Grid compass.
The Grid Compass (written GRiD by its manufacturer GRiD Systems Corporation) was one of the first laptop computers.
Quick Facts Developer, Manufacturer ...
Developer | Designed by Bill Moggridge[1] |
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Manufacturer | GRiD Systems Corp. |
Type | Portable computer |
Release date | April 1982 (1982-04) |
Introductory price | US$8,150 (equivalent to $25,730 in 2023)[2] |
Operating system | CCOS (Compass Computer Operating System), optionally MS-DOS 2 |
CPU | Intel 8086 |
Memory | 256 KB[3] |
Storage | 384 KB magnetic bubble[3][4] |
Display | 320 × 240 |
Connectivity | 19-pin "serial", Telephone line+Audio 1,200 bit/s modem, GPIB[4] |
Successor | Grid GRiDCASE 2 |
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