Apricot Portable
The Apricot Portable was a personal computer manufactured by ACT Ltd., and was released to the public in November 1984. It was ACT's first attempt at manufacturing a portable computer, which were gaining popularity at the time. Compared to other portable computers of its time like the Compaq Portable and the Commodore SX-64, the Apricot Portable was the first system to have an 80-column and 25-line LCD screen and the first with a speech recognition system.
| Developer | ACT Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Type | portable computer |
| Release date | 1984 |
| Introductory price | £1,965 (equivalent to £6,719 in 2021) |
| Operating system | MS-DOS 2.11, Concurrent CP/M, CP/M-86 |
| CPU | Intel 8086 CPU @ 5 MHz |
| Memory | 256 KB RAM, expandable to 768 KB |
| Storage | 3.5" floppy drive |
| Display | Built-in monochrome LCD, optional external 16-colour display |
| Connectivity | Infrared wireless keyboard, optional wireless mouse |
| Dimensions | 45 cm × 20 cm × 17.2 cm |
| Mass | 5.8 kg |
The Apricot Portable was designed to be easily carried in its case, but was powered by mains electricity only. It consisted of a central unit containing the motherboard, monochrome display and a floppy disk drive. It also came with a wireless keyboard and bundled software.
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