1980s Zenith Supersport laptop computer
September 3rd, 2010 | 
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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:
http://terminus.tzo.com/zds/index.htm
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@TheMadcroc23 HAHA …
@TheMadcroc23 HAHA the internet?? did the internet even exist back then??
@vwestlife where …
@vwestlife where did you get this laptop vwestlife?
Lmao he walks in …
Lmao he walks in like starbuckz wit that thing haha lol I walk in with my 4 Tera bite six core intel ice-fire note book …it’s not on production yet the six core prossesors but I work on making proccesors out of cheaper materials so u get the latest tech early my computer runs 6000 ghz YA
@TheMadcroc23 Ever …
@TheMadcroc23 Ever hear of Google? Go there, type in “DOS”, and do a little research on your own.
lol what was dos? …
lol what was dos? was that like the internet back then, on my computer i have something called the dosbox version 0.73, and they look similar, what was the purpose of dos back then?
That looks pretty …
That looks pretty cool!! How much does this vintage item cost nowadays??
wow very modern lol
wow very modern lol
holy shit
holy shit
Wow I have one just …
Wow I have one just like it except there is no handle and it says Zenith Data Systems not Supersport. Mine works on a super nintendo adapter
Hey I got one of …
Hey I got one of those too! my battery is toast but the thing works awesome!
I am proud of …
I am proud of zenith computer
Yes. I mention it …
Yes. I mention it in the video description.
wasn’t there a …
wasn’t there a model with a hard drive?
Do not click on the …
Do not click on the first link! fortunecity is a know site for malware.
@GopulAnand886 …
@GopulAnand886 Google “zenith zfl-184″ and click on the first result.
Please talk about …
Please talk about specs with Zenith Supersport laptop
@ChowderHeadFilms …
@ChowderHeadFilms The battery clips on the back. There is no internal battery.
does this have …
does this have internal battery or only the external
@Lachlant1984 …
@Lachlant1984 Actually they spelled it “SupersPORT”, with the PORT emphasizing “Portable.”
Why do they call it …
Why do they call it SuperSport?
A Consumer Reports …
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 …
how much was that laptop in the 80s?
You would need to …
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 …
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… …
Flea markets… thrift stores… garage sales… eBay… Craigslist… you just have to look around and maybe you’ll find one.