In the late 1980s, laptop computers were starting to gain popularity as their performance was improving and their size was decreasing. But Apple's first entry into the market wasn't exactly a graceful one. Sources: Toshiba J3100 photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toshiba_J-3100GT.jpg Data General One photo: https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/762023368589574144 Numeric keypad photo: https://estatesales.org/online-auctions/1989-apple-macintosh-portable-computer-61578585 IBM 5155 luggable PC photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IBM_5155_(1).jpg Original battery photo: https://estatesales.org/online-auctions/1989-apple-macintosh-portable-computer-61578585 Rebuilt battery photo: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/rebuilt-apple-macintosh-m5137-1901037165 Mac Portable motherboard photo: https://www.theregister.com/Print/2010/11/09/macintosh_portable "The Macintosh Portable," Macworld, November 1989. "ClearPoint Ships Memory Upgrades for Mac Portable," InfoWorld, August 27, 1990. Mac Portable in-box battery charger photo: https://www.ebay.com/itm/363685845507?hash=item54ad5d9a03:g:iXIAAOSwyDth3KZh "Mac to Go," MacUser, November 1989. "Apple Delivers a True Mac With Its Pricey Portable," InfoWorld, October 23, 1989. Computerworld, August 21, 1989. Backlit Mac Portable photo: https://www.retropaq.com/macintosh-portable/ Mac Portable introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzlQdWKmPuE Compaq LTE 286 photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Laptop_Compaq.JPG "Macintosh PowerBooks 100, 140, and 170," Macworld, December 1991. An interesting read about the development of the Mac Portable: https://www.retropaq.com/macintosh-portable ---------------------------------------­------------------------------------ Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisdoesnotcompute Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp ---------------------------------------­------------------------------------ Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com/). Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com/).