Introduction  
The IBM Portable Personal Computer 
is 
a portable 
member 
of 
the IBM Personal Computer family. 
It 
consists 
of 
a case 
that 
has a built-in, 9-inch display, one 
IBM Personal Computer Slimline Diskette Drive, a 
system board, and a keyboard.  The case has a handle 
for carrying.  The unit 
can 
be 
placed in its own 
protective carrying case.  The base IBM Portable 
Personal Computer also has a power supply 
and 
two 
IBM Portable Personal Computer option adapters (with 
space available for five additional options).  You can 
add a color display, a printer, 
an 
expansion unit, 
additional memory, a second slimline diskette drive, 
or 
other options to expand your system 
to 
meet your 
particular needs. 
The system board has 
an 
Intel 8088 Processor 
and 
256K 
of 
available memory.  The IBM 
Color/Graphics 
Monitor Adapter and 
the 
IBM Diskette Drive Adapter 
are installed in two of the seven expansion slots. 
The keyboard, which is the primary means 
of 
entering 
data 
into the system, connects 
to 
the IBM Portable 
Personal Computer with a 76-centimeter (30-inch) 
coiled cable. The cable is stored in a compartment 
on 
the keyboard while the IBM Portable Personal 
Computer  is being carried.  The keyboard attaches 
to 
the front 
of 
the 
system unit 
to 
form part of the 
enclosure/
carrying case.  The keyboard keys are 
divided into three major sections:  the typewriter area, 
the numeric keypad, 
and 
the function keys. 
The 
power supply allows the IBM Portable Personal 
Computer 
to 
operate 
at 
either 115 Vac (volts ac) 
or 
230 Vac.  Six different line cords are available for 
various power sources. 
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