First Macintosh Portable Computer as New Complete Designer Icon

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First Macintosh Portable Computer as New Complete Designer Icon

About the Item

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note: This antique MAY qualify for our gallery wide ~EXTRA~ 10-20% off sale, Going on now. Please inquire. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for your approval is this circa 1989 Apple Macintosh Portable M5120 Computer. It was Apple's FIRST attempt to produce a portable version of a desktop computer. It had the code name: ~Laguna~ and was partially engineered by computer scientist Alan Kay, working with Steve Jobs, and was the first laptop computer with a GUI interface. Despite its hefty weight, the Mac Portable was well-designed. It featured an advanced active-matrix LCD screen, up to 9 MB of SRAM, a 1.44MB floppy disk drive. Its lead-acid battery -- responsible for most of the machine's weight -- offered 8 to 10 hours of autonomy which was quite an achievement at that time. This Iconic Portable Computer was built, in limited numbers, for only 18 months, thus it's rarity. Included are the 1989 factory original: case, books, AC power supply. Appears to be a very early build serial number. Offered as a wonderful historical display artifact icon for home or office or in a collection. A powerful sculptural statement for any computer industry based executive or Mac devotee. This award winning design looks ideal displayed on a shelf or large desk. A true, EXTREMELY RARE, vintage Early Computer artifact. Impossible to find another in this 'AS NEW' condition. Also an serious investment in a rising value artifact of the early portable computer age. While not a distinct cinema related piece, this is a true rarity for any 20th century technology collector and we are proud to have it in our gallery. Many filmmakers in the 1980's used the MAC for their scripting and creative computer needs, so the portable was of great interest for those working on location, shooting their film. ~Like artifacts of an ancient civilization - these rare legends of early Motion Picture and related production equipment technology - have a secure and appreciating place in history.~ NOTE: Our selling prices are usually pre discounted and intended to be at 'Designer Net' and 'To The Trade' price levels. However, we ALWAYS welcome discussions and exploration of your budgetary requirements and how we MAY be able to help meet those cost targets with ADDITIONAL discounts or courtesies. NOTE: Due to the nature of online photo reproduction we cannot be responsible for exact photographic color, hue, contrast and flash and non flash exposure accuracy in our photos. While we do our best to display photos that are as accurate as possible, our photos may or may not depict the absolute EXACT hue or color tone of our antiques due to the many variables in image photography, image exporting, image uploading and viewer monitor accuracy. Please ask about color tone and hue BEFORE buying, if this is a concern! We have a gallery showroom where all of our antiques are on display and we will gladly offer in person viewings of our antiques to any designers and buyers that need to 'put eyes' on our antiques. We welcome all visits to our gallery, by appointment. NOTE: In the interest of antique presentation and historical accuracy, we do not alter or modify our electrical, optical, mechanical or electronic antiques, with the exception of some vintage light fixtures (which we DO correctly convert internally to modern electrical working household standards). Therefore some electrical and mechanical items MAY or may not perform and operate. We sell these as accurate display and collectible antique items. We suggest that these artifacts be used for display and not be operated. Please ask for more details on operability of our electrical and mechanical antiques if operability is a concern.

Creator:
Apple Computer, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)Depth: 14 in (35.56 cm)
Style:
Futurist (In the Style Of)
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1989
Condition:
Rare, untested, sitting since the 80s, needs a rebuild to the internal battery. Perfect cosmetics. An ideal collection display piece. More older Mac's available, but this is the only early Mac Portable we have ever seen in such pristine condition.
Seller Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU137627394903