Amaya Toman A look into Apple's past is always worthwhile, regardless of the products from any era. Prototypes of products that have never been officially put on sale often receive special attention. One of them is the Macintosh Portable M5120. The website took care of publishing his photos Sonya Dickson.
While the Macintosh Portable was sold in a standard beige color in the 7s, the model in the photos is made of clear plastic. According to available reports, there are only six Macinotshe Portables in this specific design. The computer cost 300 dollars at the time of its release (roughly 170 crowns), and it was the first Mac equipped with a battery. However, portability, mentioned even in the name itself, was a bit problematic – the computer weighed a little over seven kilograms. But it was still better mobility than standard computers of the era offered.
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Unlike current Apple computers, which are quite difficult to disassemble at home to replace or check components, the Macintosh Portable was not equipped with any screws and could be disassembled by hand without any problems. The computer was equipped with a 9,8-inch black and white active matrix LCD display, 9MB of SRAM and a slot for a 1,44MB floppy disk. It included a typewriter-style keyboard and a trackball that could be placed on either the left or right side.
Similar to contemporary laptops, the Macintosh Portable could be folded up when not in use, with a built-in handle for easier portability. The battery promised to last 8-10 hours. Apple sold its Macintosh Portable at the same time as the Apple IIci, but due to the relatively high price, it never achieved dizzying sales. In 1989, Apple released the Macintosh Portable M5126, but sales of this model lasted only six months. In 1991, the company said goodbye to the entire Portable product line for good, and a year later the PowerBook arrived.
