Panasonic Senior Partner

The Panasonic Senior Partner was a luggable IBM PC-compatible computer with a built-in monochrome CRT, detachable keyboard and dual floppy or hard-disk configurations.

It joined the first wave of portable PC compatibles and is notable for its substantial all-in-one industrial design.

Notable Features

• Built-in CRT and detachable keyboard
• IBM PC-compatible architecture
• Internal printer on selected configurations

Historical Significance

• It joined the first wave of portable PC compatibles and is notable for its substantial all-in-one industrial design.

Collector’s Notes

• The machine is very heavy; CRT, printer mechanism, power supply and original drives require careful handling.
• Memory, storage, displays and expansion hardware should be documented because configurations often changed during a system’s working life.

Specifications

Technical Information
Name	Panasonic Senior Partner
Manufacturer	Panasonic
Launched	Saturday, January 1, 1983
Launch Price	Approximately $2,995
Country	Japan
CPU	Intel 8088
Units Sold
Form Factor	Luggable all-in-one
Power	Mains AC
Networking	Via expansion card
Operating System	MS-DOS
Expansion / I/O	ISA expansion, serial, parallel and external display
Keyboard	Detachable keyboard
Storage	Two 360 KB 5.25-inch floppy drives or floppy plus hard disk
Sound	PC speaker
Colours	Monochrome internal; external colour
Graphics	MDA/CGA-compatible output depending on configuration
Display	Built-in 9-inch monochrome CRT
ROM	PC-compatible BIOS
RAM	256 KB standard; expandable to 640 KB
CPU Speed	4.77 MHz