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Toshiba T3100

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Manufacturer
  
Toshiba

Operating system
  
MS-DOS 3.2

Type
  
laptop

CPU
  
Intel 80286 @ 8 MHz

Release date
  
1986; 31 years ago (1986)

Memory
  
640 kB RAM (upgradable to 2.6 MB)

T3100 was a laptop manufactured by Toshiba and released in 1986. It featured a 10 MB hard drive, 8 MHz Intel 80286 CPU and a monochrome 9.6" gas-plasma display with a resolution of up to 640x400 pixels.

The laptop had for the time a special high-resolution 640 x 400 display mode which is similar to and partially compatible with the Olivetti/AT&T 6300 graphics. There's a single proprietary expansion slot for 1200 bit/s modem, expansion chassis for 5x 8-bit ISA cards, Ethernet NIC, 2400 bit/s modem, and a 1 MB memory card (thus 3.6 MB in max total).

Toshiba T3100 was not a true portable, because it needed an external power source in all except the last version.

Five versions existed:

  • The T3100/20 was essentially the same as the base T3100 but with a larger hard drive (20 MB instead of 10 MB).
  • The T3100e had a 12 MHz 80286 CPU, 1 MB RAM and a 20 MB hard drive.
  • The T3100e/40 was the same as the T3100e, but with a larger 40 MB hard drive.
  • The T3100SX had a 16 MHz i386SX CPU, 1 MB RAM and a 40 MB or 80 MB hard drive, and also included an internal rechargeable battery for true portability.

    • Reception

    BYTE in 1989 listed the T3100/20 as among the "Distinction" winners of the BYTE Awards, citing its "amazingly clear" display and hard drive.

    References

    Toshiba T3100 Wikipedia
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