What Kind Of Small Computers Were Available In 1989?

New Laptops : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. If you want to know the state of the art in small computers in 1989, watch this 30 minute episode of Computer Chronicles. For a mere $3,000, you could buy a one pound pocket computer that ran MS-DOS and had several popular programs built in to ROM. Lotus 123, Word processing, etc. Ran on 2 double A batteries and you could load additional DOS programs with an accessory 3.5 inch floppy drive. They even sold a full sized keyboard accessory. Total price around $6,000. The screen was monochrome. No color. No images. But, fear not, color screens were close to becoming available in larger luggables.