First laptop? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Aug 1999

At 10:31 AM 7/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
...
   The TRS-80
Model 100 had a much more useable 40x8 character display.  The
 Model 100 also had a built-in editor, address book, schedule, and 
The real question is who made it for tandy and what other name did it sell
as? 
It was available as:

NEC PC-8201 *
NEC PC-8201A *
Olivetti M10 *
Kyocera KC-85 *
Tandy M100 *
Tandy M102 *

and later, upgraded as:

NEC PC-8300
Tandy M200 *

The NEC PC-8201 was the Japanese version of the 8201A.  Followups that were
*not* related include:

NEC PC-8401A *
Olivetti M15 *
Tandy M600 *

I'm not sure about the NEC PC-8500 though.

*  Examples I have -- I'm looking for an 8300 and would like a non-modified
m102.

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