▁ 1 ▁had ▁a ▁five - inch ▁screen , ▁incorpor ating ▁a ▁mode m ▁port , ▁two ▁ 5 ▁ 1 / 4 ▁flo ppy ▁drives , ▁and ▁big ▁collection ▁of ▁bund led ▁software ▁applications . ▁ ▁An ▁after market ▁battery ▁pack ▁was ▁available . ▁The ▁computer ▁company ▁was ▁a ▁failure ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁for ▁very ▁long . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁large ▁and ▁heavy ▁compared ▁to ▁today ' s ▁la pt ops , ▁with ▁a ▁tiny ▁ 5 " ▁C RT ▁monitor , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁near - re volution ary ▁impact ▁on ▁business , ▁as ▁profession als ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁computer ▁and ▁data ▁with ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁This ▁and ▁other ▁" l ugg ables " ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁what ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁first ▁port able ▁computer , ▁the ▁X ero x ▁Note T aker . ▁ ▁The ▁Os bor ne ▁was ▁about ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁port able ▁se wing ▁machine , ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁carried ▁on ▁commercial ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁Os bor ne ▁ 1 ▁we ighed ▁close ▁to ▁ 1 1   kg ▁and ▁was ▁pr iced ▁at ▁$ 1 7 9 5 . ▁ ▁Com pa q ▁Port able ▁ ▁The ▁Com pa q ▁Port able ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁PC - compatible ▁port able ▁computer ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁ship ment ▁was ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁was ▁pr iced ▁at ▁$ 2 , 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁Com pa q ▁Port able