ProSpeed CSX              19-pound SX with EGA NEC Claims First Color-LCD
Laptop
 
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ProSpeed CSX is a 19-pound portable 80386SX-based computer with a color LCD
screen for displaying EGA-compatible graphics. It measures 15 by 14 by 4 inches
and has a detachable color LCD display and a full-size 89-key keyboard.
 
The screen measures 8.3 by 5.2 inches and supports 640- by 400-pixel EGA
graphics. It can display up to 16 colors at one time from a palette of 64. An
external monitor can be attached to a built-in CRT port and will display full
VGA, including 256 colors at 320 by 200 or 16 colors at 640 by 480.
 
Driven by a 16-MHz 386SX chip, the computer uses an 8-MHz AT-type bus and
supports an optional math coprocessor. The standard memory configuration is 2
megabytes, expandable up to 4 megabytes through a memory card that uses one of
two available expansion slots (the other is intended for an optional 2400-bps
modem).
 
The ProSpeed CSX comes standard with a 3.5-inch 1.44-megabyte floppy drive and
serial, parallel, CRT, and external 5.25-inch floppy drive ports. The 70-watt
power supply runs at 115 or 230 volts.
 
Price: with 42-megabyte hard disk, $8499; with a 100 megabyte hard disk,
$9499.
 
Contact: NEC Home Electronics, 1255 Michael Dr, Wood Dale, IL 60191, (312)
860-9500.
 
                              --- Andy Reinhardt
 
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