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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> | ||
=See Also= | =See Also= |
Latest revision as of 12:00, 23 May 2022
Tandy brand PC compatible laptop. This model appears to have no hard disk but uses MS-DOS and DeskMate in ROM.
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Press Release
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.