• 1986

Hardware Description

The Compaq Portable II was the third product in the Compaq portable series to be brought out by Compaq Computer Corporation. Released in 1986 at a price of US$3199, the Portable II was much improved upon its predecessors - It included an 8 MHz processor, and was lighter and smaller than the Compaq Portable. A model with a hard disk was also available at $4799. The Compaq Portable II was later replaced by the Compaq Portable III.