Compaq Portable (1983) Models on Display:Compaq Portable and REM (Remote) jacks—allowing the

and REM (Remote) jacks—allowing the computer to physically start and stop the tape motor during the CLOAD and CSAVE commands

was a stylish

The archive preserves this corporate evolution through original branded ephemera

it famously debuted for just $99 (about $1

Compaq Portable (1983) Models on Display:Compaq Portable and REM (Remote) jacks—allowing theCompaq Portable I First 100% IBM Compatible PC Clone The Compaq Portable, released in March 1983 for $2,995 (roughly $10,000 today), was the first 100% IBM compatible computer clone, and the machine that effectively broke IBMs monopoly on the tech market. While other early computer clones struggled to run popular software, Compaq famously spent $1 million on "clean room reverse engineering" to copy IBM's core system code from scratch without violating