The Ericsson Portable PC (EPPC) was created by
Ericsson
(lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in informat ...
in 1985.
It was a small
computer
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to Execution (computing), carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as C ...
with a weight of 8 kg. It had an Intel 8088 processor at 4.77 MHz and 256-512 kB of RAM.
An optional builtin thermal printer and modem was available.
Appeared in the
23 (film)
''23'', original German title: ''23 – Nichts ist so wie es scheint'' ("Nothing is what it seems") is a 1998 German drama thriller film about young hacker Karl Koch, who died on 23 May 1989, a presumed suicide. It was directed by Hans-Christian ...
.
Starring the Computer - Ericsson Portable PC
''The pair use the portable PC to hack from hotel rooms and phone boxes once they suspect their apartment is no longer safe.''
References
External links
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Rune's PC-Museum
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Bästa datorerna genom tiderna, plats 22 till 30
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8086-based home computers
Ericsson
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