Posted on June 1, 1994
My first computer was a tablet
Saying that your first computer was a tablet in 2020 doesn’t sound weird at all but when I rocked up to my first year of university in 1996 with one of these bad boys under my arm it was mind blowing.
The Compaq Concerto was technically a laptop with a stylus, removable keyboard and very short battery life but for about 30 minutes at time you could use it like a tablet.
| Release date | 1993; 27 years ago |
|---|---|
| Operating system | MS-DOS 6.2 / Windows for PEN Computing 1.0 (based on Windows 3.1) |
| CPU | Intel Intel 80486, 25 or 33 Mhz |
| Memory | 4 MB |
| Storage | 120 MB harddrive; internal 3.5″ floppy drive, 1.44 MB |
| Display | VGA: 640×480 grayscale |
| Touchpad | 83 keys, QWERTY |
| Mass | 2kg |
