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Atari Portfolio (1989-1993)

Atari Portfolio (1989-1993)

Atari, Inc.

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✅ Atari Portfolio

🥇First Commercially-Released PalmTop PC 

The Atari Portfolio, released in June 1989 for $399 (roughly $1,040 today), was the world's first palmtop PC, squeezing a computer environment into a chassis the size of a VHS tape. Running for weeks on just three AA batteries, it became an instant favorite for 1980s power users who needed a spreadsheet on the go. Its pop-culture immortality was sealed in 1991 when a young John Connor used one to hack an ATM and a security door in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a feat that real-life enthusiasts still recreate today. The Portfolio remains a highly prized piece of "Cyberpunk" tech, widely celebrated for its rugged portability and its legendary status as the ultimate pocket-sized computer of the late 1980s.

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