Technical Desktops
 | Handheld Selection: |
| Name: 75C | |
| Product Number: 75C | |
| Introduced: 1982 | |
| Division: Personal Computer Division | |
| Original Price: $995 | |
| Catalog Reference: 1984, page 588 | |
| Donated by: David Booth, HP Australia (75C). Jack Spiegel, NSW (75D). |
Description:
The 75C was HP's first portable computer. The 75C was battery or AC powered with built-in BASIC language. It included a one-line LCD display and and HP-IL port for connecting to HP-IL disc drives, printers, plotters and tape drives. It came standard with 16K RAM, upgradable to 24K. The 75C also had three expansion ports for holding application software modules and a built-in magnetic card reader. The 75D was introduced in April of 1984 ($1,095) and added an optical wand port. It was priced at $1095.
Collector's Notes:
71 and 75 handheld computers are very reliable. As of 2013, all six or seven units we have at the museum are in working order.
Jeff Garnier has created a very clever USB interface to connect HP-IL computers to modern PCs. PIL-Box.
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