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| + | =Press Release= |
| + | <pre> |
| + | TANDY INTRODUCES LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPATIBLE LAPTOP PORTABLE COMPUTER |
| + | |
| + | SEPTEMBER 28, 1989 |
| + | Fort Worth, TX -- John V. Roach, chairman and chief executive |
| + | officer of Tandy Corporation, introduced today the new, ultra- |
| + | light Tandy 1100 FD laptop portable computer, to leading industry |
| + | analysts meeting in Fort Worth. |
| + | |
| + | The 1100 FD with DOS and DeskMate built-in may be the industry's |
| + | first "ideal solution" for portable computer users who need PC |
| + | compatibility but do not want the trade-off of a heavier weight, |
| + | higher cost, larger size and shorter battery life. |
| + | |
| + | Weighing less than 6.5 pounds, the 1100 FD is one of the lightest |
| + | PC-compatible computers on the market. It is the first portable |
| + | computer to build in the ease-of-use and friendly look and feel |
| + | of the DeskMate graphical user interface. |
| + | |
| + | The 1100 FD's unique design features the MS-DOS 3.3 operating |
| + | system, the DeskMate Desktop, DeskMate's TEXT application and |
| + | DeskMate's 90,000-word spell checker in ROM (Read-Only Memory). |
| + | With these features, one industry-standard 3.5-inch 720K |
| + | (Kilobyte) disk drive gives the 1100 FD more functionality than |
| + | any other portable with the same drive -- or even desktop systems |
| + | with dual 360K drives. |
| + | |
| + | The 1100 FD operates on a removeable, rechargeable and |
| + | inexpensive battery for more than five hours -- longer than most |
| + | PC-compatible battery-operated portables. An AC adapter/ |
| + | recharger is included. |
| + | |
| + | The 1100 FD has an 80 x 25, high-contrast liquid crystal display |
| + | with 640 x 200 resolution. The fold-over display measures |
| + | approximately nine inches diagonally and closely resembles the |
| + | aspect ratio of conventional video monitors. |
| + | |
| + | Other features of the 1100 FD include a NEC V-20 microprocessor |
| + | with a clock speed of 8MHz (megahertz), 640K of available memory, |
| + | a full-size 84-key keyboard with enhanced keypad emulation, low- |
| + | battery indicator, battery-saving standby mode, built-in real |
| + | time clock, parallel printer port, serial communications port and |
| + | one dedicated internal modem slot. |
| + | |
| + | In addition to its built-in ROM features, the standard array of |
| + | DeskMate applications, accessories and utilities -- Worksheet, |
| + | Filer, Telecom, Calendar, Address Book, PC-Link and more -- are |
| + | included on floppy disks with the 1100 FD. |
| + | |
| + | The 1100 FD's "clamshell" design has a small footprint of 12.1 x |
| + | 2.4 x 9.8 inches. |
| + | |
| + | Options for the 1100 FD laptop portable are a 2400 bps (bits per |
| + | second) internal modem (catalog #25-3538) for $199.95; a |
| + | replacement battery (catalog #25-3536) for $29.95; and, a choice |
| + | of durable carrying cases. |
| + | |
| + | Retail priced at $999, the Tandy 1100 FD portable laptop computer |
| + | (catalog #25-3530) is expected to be available by December. |
| + | Prices are good at more than 7,000 Radio Shack Computer Centers, |
| + | Radio Shack stores and participating dealers nationwide. |
| + | |
| + | ### |
| + | Tandy and DeskMate are registered trademarks of Tandy |
| + | Corporation. |
| + | Radio Shack Computer Center and Radio Shack are registered |
| + | service marks of Tandy Corporation. |
| + | MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. |
| + | NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Home Electronics, Inc. |
| + | PC-Link is a service mark of Quantum Computer Services, Inc. |
| + | </pre> |
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| =See Also= | | =See Also= |