National Institute of the Republic of Serbia
ὅδε οἶκος, ὦ ἑταῖρε, μνημεῖον ἐστιν ζωῶν τῶν σοφῶν ἀνδρῶν, καὶ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν
The Toshiba T1000, launched in 1987 by Toshiba, was a pioneering laptop computer designed to bring portable computing to a broader audience. Compact and lightweight for its time, it featured an Intel 80C88 processor, 512KB of RAM, and a built-in MS-DOS operating system stored in ROM, eliminating the need for booting from a floppy disk. The T1000 was aimed at professionals and businesses that required portability for basic word processing, spreadsheets, and other essential computing tasks. Its long battery life and affordable price compared to other laptops of the era made it a popular choice for mobile computing. The significance of the Toshiba T1000 lies in its role in democratizing laptop technology. It demonstrated the feasibility of lightweight, affordable portable computers and helped establish laptops as essential tools for professionals, setting the stage for the widespread adoption of mobile computing in subsequent decades.
Creator: Toshiba, 1987
Source: Gift of Zoran Ognjanović
Text prepared by Marija Šegan-Radonjić, Maja Novaković
Photo by Dragan Aćimović
