. ▁The ▁computer ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁cl am shell , ▁but ▁provided ▁a ▁til table ▁ 8 ▁line ▁× ▁ 4 0 - character ▁L CD ▁screen ▁above ▁a ▁full - tra vel ▁keyboard . ▁With ▁its ▁internal ▁mode m , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁port able ▁communic ations ▁terminal . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁port ability , ▁good ▁battery ▁life ▁( and ▁ease ▁of ▁replacement ), ▁reli ability ▁( it ▁had ▁no ▁moving ▁parts ), ▁and ▁low ▁price ▁( as ▁little ▁as ▁US $ 3 0 0 ), ▁the ▁model ▁was ▁highly ▁regarded , ▁becoming ▁a ▁favorite ▁among ▁journal ists . ▁It ▁we ighed ▁less ▁than ▁ 2   kg ▁with ▁dimensions ▁of ▁ 3 0 × 2 1 . 5 × 4 . 5   cent im eters ▁( 1 2 × 8 ½ × 1 ¾   in ). ▁Initial ▁specific ations ▁included ▁ 8   kil oby tes ▁of ▁RAM ▁( expand able ▁to ▁ 2 4   KB ) ▁and ▁a ▁ 3   M Hz ▁processor . ▁The ▁machine ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁about ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁paper ▁not ebook , ▁but ▁the ▁term ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁come ▁into ▁use ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁generally ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" port able " ▁computer . ▁ ▁Bond well ▁ 2 ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁well ▁after ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁CP / M ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁operating ▁system , ▁the ▁Bond well ▁ 2 ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of