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| name         = Ericsson Portable PC
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| aka          = EPPC
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| manufacturer = [[Ericsson]]
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| type         = [[Portable computer]]
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| releasedate  = {{Start date and age|1985|03}}<ref name=pcmag1985>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Udw3QWX2LQ8C&dq=Ericsson+Portable+PC&pg=PA135 PC Portables:Ericsson Portable PC], By Alfred Poor, PC Mag, 10 Dec 1985, Page 135 - 136</ref><ref name=pcmagMay85>[https://books.google.com/books?id=DDlmJxSURq8C&dq=Ericsson+Portable+PC&pg=RA1-PA35  Ericsson Turns New Leaf With 15-Pound Portable], By Charles Bermant, PC Mag, 14 May 1985, Page 35</ref><ref name=infoworld26>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0y4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Ericsson+Portable+PC&pg=PA26 News:New Products:The Ericsson Portable PC], InfoWorld, 22 Apr 1985, Page 26</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dOMDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Ericsson+Portable+PC&pg=PA97 Traveling Light], By Ron Sciblia, Popular Mechanics Feb 1986, Page 96-99 & 148</ref>
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| price        = {{USD|2995|1985}}<ref name=pcmagMay85 />
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| os           = MS-DOS 2.1<ref name=pcmagMay85 />
| power        = AC Power 110-240 V (No internal batteries)
| soc          = 
| cpu          = Intel 8088 CPU @ 4.77 MHz
| memory       = 256 kB of [[Random access memory|RAM]] (Expandable to 512 kB)<ref name=pcmagMay85 />
| storage      = half height 5-1/4 inch, 360 kB Floppy disk drive
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| display      = Orange Gas Plasma display (25 line by 80 column)
| graphics     = 640 x 400 pixel
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| input        = detachable keyboard
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| connectivity = parallel and serial ports, expansion port, second disk drive port
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The '''Ericsson Portable PC''' (EPPC) was a [[portable computer]] introduced by [[Ericsson]] in March 1985.<ref name=pcmag1985 /> It was a small [[computer]] with a weight of 8 kg. It had an Intel 8088 processor at 4.77 MHz and 256-512 kB of RAM.<ref name=pcmagMay85 /> An optional built-in thermal printer and modem was available.<ref name=pcmagMay85 /><ref name=infoworld26 />

The EPPC was the first portable computer on the market to have a [[plasma display]]. Said display was a monochrome amber unit capable of displaying 25 lines of 80-column text.<ref name=infoworld26 />

==References==
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==External links==
* {{in lang|sv}} [http://www.datasalen.se/Utstallning/Data/Ericsson/ericssonportablepc.htm Ericsson Portable PC]
* {{in lang|sv}} [http://pc-museum.com/ericsson/index.htm Ericsson PC Page] Rune's PC-Museum
* {{in lang|sv}} [http://techworld.idg.se/2.2524/1.88860/basta-datorerna-genom-tiderna-plats-22-till-30 Bästa datorerna genom tiderna, plats 22 till 30]
* {{Citation | url = http://vintage-laptops.com/?page_id=218&lang=en | contribution = Ericsson Portable PC, 360 degree model | title = Russian Vintage Laptop Museum | date = 6 April 2017 | type = museum}}

[[Category:8086-based home computers]]
[[Category:Ericsson]]
[[Category:Computer-related introductions in 1985]]

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