Gavilan was designed to accommodate both a 3.0-inch 320 KB microfloppy drive as well as a 3.5-inch floppy drive. Slow sales, due to the as yet undeveloped market for laptops, caused Gavilan Computer Corp. to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy with cash flow problems. The company ceased operations in 1985. Reception BYTE in June 1983 called the Gavilan "a traveling professional's dream come true ... [it] promises to set new industry standards, not only for truly portable computers, but also for integration of applications software". References External links Oldcomputers.net:Gavilan SC History of Laptops Inc. magazine article about Gavilan by company founder Manuel (Manny) Fernandez 1984 article reviewing various pocket and portable computers, including the Gavilan . Early laptops Computer-related introductions in 1983