Amstrad · 1988
PPC640
Amstrad’s early portable IBM PC-compatible computer.
- Released
- 1988
- Type
- IBM PC compatible
- CPU
- 8086 at 4.77 MHz
- RAM
- 640K
- Storage
- Twin 5.25-inch floppy disk drives
- Keyboard
- Full-size, folding over to close the unit
- Display
- Monochrome CGA LCD; external colour or monochrome monitor
- Graphics
- CGA plus an extended 640×200 16-colour mode
- Power
- Ten D cells or an external 12-volt adaptor
- Weight
- 22 lb
- Communications
- Built-in modem
An early attempt at a PC laptop. The built-in LCD was not backlit and was quite difficult to view. An external monitor powered by the D cells was available as an optional extra.
A 512K version without the modem was also available.