General Information

Serial #

F938ZYTM59

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASING, KEYS PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ RUBBER? FEET

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

38.7 cm

Width

36.3 cm

Height

10.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital computing devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Apple

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Cupertino

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1990 +

Canada

EXAMPLE OF PC FROM COLLECTION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS & ELECTRONIC GAMES BELONGING TO MR. DANIEL LESSARD, VENDOR'S LATE HUSBAND. HE USED MICROCOMPUTERS (AMIGA & APPLE IIC) FROM 1977 & IN 1995 BEGAN COLLECTING EXAMPLES OF SIGNIFICANT COMPUTERS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON HIS COLLECTION ON HIS WEB SITE (REF. 2).

Function

PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA. IT CONTAINS MICROPROCESSOR & IS USED BY INDIVIDUAL FOR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS COMPUTING PURPOSES.

Technical

MACINTOSH PORTABLE WAS FIRST ATTEMPT BY APPLE TO MAKE PORTABLE VERSION OF MACINTOSH DESKTOP PC. INTRODUCED IN 1989, IT WAS NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE ITWAS RATHER LARGE, HEAVY & SLOW, HAD NO EXPANSION CAPABILITIES, & ITS ACTIVE MATRIX SCREEN (BACKLIT AFTER 1991) MADE IT EXPENSIVE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "[LOGO] Macintosh Portable/ Apple Computer, Inc./ Cupertino, California/ Model Number: M5120", "75V/ 2.0A", "Assembled in U.S.A.", "(c) 1989 Apple Computer, Inc."/ BAR CODE LABEL READS "F938ZYTM59"/ BLACK LETTERING INSIDE CASE READS "Macintosh Portable"/ BLACK LETTERING FOR KEY FUNCTIONS

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

LIGHT GREY CASING & PARTS

Decoration

MULTICOLOURED APPLE LOGO INSIDE CASE