Re: Apple IIc --- the lightest computer of its time?

[Paul Guertin <pg@sff.net>]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 21:18:49 +1200, Jeff Thomas <a2forever@usa.net> wrote:

> I am having a bit of a debate as to whether the Apple //c was the
> lightest portable computer around at the time in 1984, weighing 7 1/2
> pounds and could be bundled with flat-panel Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
> screen.

The HP 75 was introduced in 1982. Admittedly, it's a lot less
powerful than a //c but it's also a lot more portable (built-in
screen, runs on batteries).
http://www.hpmuseum.org/3qs/75ccs3q.jpg
Similar machines were also made by Sharp and maybe other companies.

The Tandy 100, introduced in 1983, is another sub-//c computer,
with a strong following to this day.
http://www.club100.org/index.html

Paul Guertin
pg@sff.net