Compaq Portable

The Compaq Portable was announced in November 1982 and first shipped in March 1983 priced at US $2,995 with a single half-height 5¼in. 360 kB diskette drive or $3,590 for dual, full-height diskette drives.

Compaq sold 53,000 units in the first year with a total of $111 million in revenue, an American Business record. In the second year revenue hit $329 million setting an industry record. Third year revenue was at $503.9 million, another US business record.