Engineering:Toshiba T1000LE

Toshiba T1000LE

Manufacturer	Toshiba Corporation
Type	Personal Computer
Release date	1990 (1990)
Operating system	MS-DOS 3.3/4.01 (chosen at purchase)
CPU	Intel 80C86 @ 4.77/9.54 MHz (switchable with keyboard)
Storage	20 MB Hard Drive
Graphics	Text Mode (80 Columns, 25 Rows), CGA resolution (320x200), Toshiba Graphics (640x400); 32k VRAM
Sound	PC Speaker
Predecessor	Toshiba T1200
Successor	Toshiba T3100
Related articles	Toshiba T1000 Toshiba T1100

The Toshiba T1000LE was a laptop made by Toshiba in 1990 (One of the LE/SE/XE family). It used a 9.54/4.77 MHz Intel 80C86, with the clock speed being switchable by using function keys on the keyboard. The laptop came with a 20 MB hard drive, 1 MB of RAM, a 1.44M/720K switchable 3.5" floppy drive, and a blue-on-white, back-lit, "Toshiba Graphics" 640x400 STN LCD. The laptop came with a choice of either MS-DOS 3.3 or 4.01 in ROM. The laptop's RAM was expandable to 2 MB, 3 MB, 5 MB, or 9 MB with 1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB, and 8 MB proprietary memory cards, respectively.

The Toshiba T1000LE was discontinued prior to 1994.

Specifications

CPU	Intel 80C86
Battery	Ni-CD, 2200MAh or 1700MAh
Hard Drive	20 Mb
RAM	1 Mb
Sound	Internal PC Speaker

Features

The Toshiba T1000LE was one of the first laptops to include both a hard drive and a Ni-CD battery. Previous laptops did not have enough power to run a hard drive from battery power (exceptions include the Toshiba T1200, which had a proprietary 26-pin JVC hard drive, and the Macintosh Portable, which used a lead-acid battery, instead of a Ni-CD).

The laptop has a notable lack of expansion ports, consisting of a RS-232 port, a printer port, and the docking connector. The computer used the docking connector to connect to a Toshiba DeskStation II, giving it extra capabilities.

Unlike the original Toshiba T1000, this model does not have a handle that flips out of the bottom, nor a display that tilts 180 degrees.

See also

• ELKS
• Intel 8086
• MS-DOS
• T1000