Object Details
- Data General Corporation
- Description
- Data General was primarily a mini-computer company. But in 1984, it introduced the Data General/One (DG-1), a breakthrough personal computer laptop. The Data General/One weighed nine pounds, ran MS-DOS, had dual 3 ½" diskettes, a 79-key full stroke keyboard, 128 KB to 512 KB of RAM, and a monochrome LCD screen. It ran on a CMOS 80C88 processor. Unlike other "luggable" computers of the era, the DG-1 was light enough to carry on travel, but also powerful enough to emulate a desktop.
- The DG-1 enjoyed only mediocre success. Its 3 ½" diskettes were slightly ahead of their time, and much popular software was not available in 3 ½" format. Adding to the problem, software copyright protection made copying into the 3 ½" format difficult. In addition, the DG-1 base price was relatively high at $2,895, and the real cost tended to be even higher, because users generally needed both more RAM and an external 5 ¼" drive to run disks from their desktop machines.
- This example is a Model No. 2203 with serial number Q0026418.
- The carrying case for the Data General/One (1995.0069.02) is divided into two sections. One contains the laptop-sized computer and a part for the floppy drive. the other contains:
- 1. two power cords
- 2. a modem cable
- 3. three 3 1/2" diskettes in a plastic fox. The diskettes all have a paper label that reads: Data General. One has no further marks. A second is marked: DATA GENERAL/ONE PERSONAL SYSTEM (/) MS-DOS REV 2.11 (/) DATA GENERAL CORPORATION (/) 1984 (/) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (/) MICROSOFT CORPORATION (/) 1981 1982 1983 (/) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A third is marked: DATA GENERAL / ONE PERSONAL SYSTEM (/) HOW TO USE YOUR DATA GENERAL/ONE. It is copyrighted 1984
- 4. a spiral-bound Data General One Owner's Manual, Dated September, 1984. The manual contains a loose sheet and a sheet and an owner's manual for the carrying case.
- 5. six miscellaneous documents on the computer in an envelope marked: Limited Warranty and Service Booklet
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- June E. Mallory
- 1984
- ID Number
- 1995.0069.01
- accession number
- 1995.0069
- catalog number
- 1995.0069.01
- Object Name
- microcomputer
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7.5 cm x 30 cm x 34.5 cm; 2 15/16 in x 11 13/16 in x 13 9/16 in
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Westborough
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Work
- Computers & Business Machines
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_743637
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7fc4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
