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Data General One Manufactured by: Data General Model: DG One Year: 1984 This was probably the first true laptop PC (as opposed to the IBM "Portable PC" which was available at the time.) It could operate from batteries, could accomodate 512K of RAM, had a full display and keyboard, and dual floppy drives. It sold for $2895, which today (end of 2025) would be a little over $18,000. Until then, Data General was known for their minicomputers lines such as the Nova and Eclipse, and was a competitor of Digital Equipment Corp (DEC). </div></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <br /> <footer > <div class="navbar-nav"><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.barrettmanor.com/pages/xyzzy.aspx"><img src="https://www.barrettmanor.com/images/webmaster.gif" alt="Barrett Manor Webmaster" height="15" width="128"/></a><br /> <p style="text-align: center" >Copyright 1995-2026, Stately Barrett Manor</p> </div> </footer> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.2.min.js" integrity="sha256-2krYZKh//PcchRtd+H+VyyQoZ/e3EcrkxhM8ycwASPA=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <!-- JavaScript Bundle with Popper --> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.barrettmanor.com/Scripts/shorten.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">$(document).ready(function () { $(".comment").shorten({ "showChars": 800, "moreText": "See More", }); });</script> <script src="https://www.barrettmanor.com/Scripts/lightbox.js"></script> <script> $(document).on('click', '[data-toggle="lightbox"]', function(event) { event.preventDefault(); $(this).ekkoLightbox(); });</script> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.2.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-kenU1KFdBIe4zVF0s0G1M5b4hcpxyD9F7jL+jjXkk+Q2h455rYXK/7HAuoJl+0I4" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> </body> </html>

Data General One
Manufactured by: Data General Model: DG One Year: 1984

This was probably the first true laptop PC (as opposed to the IBM "Portable PC" which was available at the time.) It could operate from batteries, could accomodate 512K of RAM, had a full display and keyboard, and dual floppy drives. It sold for $2895, which today (end of 2025) would be a little over $18,000. Until then, Data General was known for their minicomputers lines such as the Nova and Eclipse, and was a competitor of Digital Equipment Corp (DEC).