The PC convertible was IBM’s first clamshell style laptop, introduced in 1986. It featured an 8088-4.77mhz processor, two 720k floppy drives, and no hard drive. Interestingly enough, peripheral “slices” (modem, port adapter, even a dot-matrix printer) could be attached to the back, in series, to extend the capabilities of the laptop.
This laptop came to me by way of a co-worker who just happened to hear that I collected old computers. She just came into my office one day and plunked it down on my desk. It was very complete, with the laptop, power supply, a working battery, nylon carrying case, and even some bootable DOS disks with Wordperfect on them. It looks mint, works beautifully, and I am very pleased with it’s presence in my collection.
