The Compaq Portable, the first legal IBM PC clone

· Adafruit Industries Blog · Nov. 4, 2026, 3:52 p.m.
Summary
This blog post by Dave Farquhar reflects on the Compaq Portable, the first legal clone of the IBM PC, highlighting its features such as the Intel 8088 processor and MS-DOS operating system. The post provides a historical perspective on the significance of the Compaq Portable in the evolution of personal computing.