1980s Zenith Supersport laptop computer
This old laptop works like brand new. The battery even held a good charge the last time I used it a few years ago. It’s an 80C88 running at 7.16 MHz (50% faster than the original IBM PC), with 640K RAM, an electroluminescent backlit monochrome 10.5″ LCD with 640×200 CGA resolution, two 3.5″ 720K floppy drives, and a very nice desktop-quality keyboard. A 20 MB hard drive and built-in modem were optional; mine has neither. I also demonstrate it using my Tandy CM-11 as an external color monitor. Here is a very good web site with lots of photos and information on this laptop: terminus.tzo.com
Tags: 1980s, Computer, Laptop, Supersport, Zenith
Hey I got one of those too! my battery is toast but the thing works awesome!
I am proud of zenith computer
Yes. I mention it in the video description.
wasn’t there a model with a hard drive?
Do not click on the first link! fortunecity is a know site for malware.
@GopulAnand886 Google “zenith zfl-184″ and click on the first result.
Please talk about specs with Zenith Supersport laptop
@ChowderHeadFilms The battery clips on the back. There is no internal battery.
does this have internal battery or only the external
@Lachlant1984 Actually they spelled it “SupersPORT”, with the PORT emphasizing “Portable.”
Why do they call it SuperSport?
A Consumer Reports article from 1989 says that the list price for this Zenith laptop was $2399, but they only paid $1188 for it. It also had the largest screen of any laptop they reviewed back then.
how much was that laptop in the 80s?
You would need to get DOS on 3.5 inch 720K floppy disks… which is a bit hard to do from scratch because almost all floppy disks made in the past decade are the high density 1.44 MB kind, which will not work in these older laptops. I’d say to pass on it unless you can find these 720K disks or if you just want to fool around with it and not really try to use it.
i seen one like this at the thrift store today for $10
it came on but it said it was missing the os
do you think it is worth $10.00
and where can i get the os for it
can you download it online?
Flea markets… thrift stores… garage sales… eBay… Craigslist… you just have to look around and maybe you’ll find one.
Were do they sell those laptops that you introduced to youtube? (The zenith thingy)
Where do they sell *what*? Be more specific…
Were do they sell those? Please answer….
This video made me want one. Except I think I might rather go for the one with a hard-drive and built-in modem to help simplify things a little.
it means both
With this Notebook you can kill someone
the only thing i know in dos is dir and setup and /?
Co-processor, I guess that’s like having a co-pilot on board youe Zenith
I saw it on EBAY!! for 60.00 bucks me and my are trying to get it