The Compaq Contura Series
1992 - Compaq Contura
Introduced in 1992, the first Compaq Contura was the 3/20. It featured a 386SL Processor running at 20MHz, 2MB of Ram, 40 or 84MB Hard Disk Drive, Monochrome display, MS-Dos and Windows 3.1. It had a 3 1/2 Floppy drive and attachable side trackball for the mouse.
The 3/25c featured a 386SL Processor running at 25MHz, 4MB of Ram, a 40MB or 120MB Hard Disk Drive and the biggest difference was the color display.
Later Models
Later models starting in 1993 featured a faster 486SL Processor running at 25MHz, 4MB of Ram, 120MB or 200MB Hard Disk Drive, MS-Dos, Windows 3.1 and later the historic Windows 95. The first 4/20 still had a trackball off to the side but later it was built in the computer
Staring the Compaq Contura
The Compaq Contura was featured on a number of movies and TV shows. This scene from Friends is when Ross is showing off his new Compaq Contura. It was also on Murder She Wrote, Richie Rich, Drop Zone, Copy Cat, The American President and more.