Engineering:Toshiba T3100
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
|---|---|
| Type | laptop |
| Release date | 1986[1] |
| Operating system | MS-DOS 3.2[1] |
| CPU | Intel 80286 @ 8 MHz[1] |
| Memory | 1024 kB RAM (upgradable to 5 MB)[1] |
| Storage | 10 MB hard drive; internal 3,5" floppy drive, 720 kB; connector for external 5,25" floppy drive, 360 kB[1] |
| Display | monochrome 9.6" orange gas-plasma display[1] |
| Graphics | 640×400; 640×200; Textmode: 80×25; T3100SX: 640x480 VGA |
| Input | keyboard - 83 keys, QWERTY |
| Connectivity | external monitor via 9-pin RGB port.[1] |
| Dimensions | 0.310 x 0.361 x 0.079 meter[1] |
| Mass | 7.5 kg |
T3100 was a portable PC manufactured by Toshiba and released in 1986. It featured a 10 MB hard drive, 8 MHz Intel 80286 CPU and a black & orange 9.6" gas-plasma display with a resolution of 640x400 pixels.[1]
The portable 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.[1] 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).[1] The base model had 1MB of memory, which could be upgraded to 5MB.[2] [3]
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 (switchable to 6 MHz, 1 MB RAM and a 20 MB hard drive.[4]
- 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, a VGA 640x480x16 shade black & orange gas plasma display or black & white LC, and also included an internal rechargeable battery, for true portability.[5]
In Japan, the Japanese version of T3100 was marketed as J-3100.
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.[6]
See also
- Toshiba T1200
- Toshiba T1100
- Toshiba T1000
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Toshiba T3100". http://www.pcmuseum.ca/details.asp?id=200. Retrieved 2016-04-11. "T3100, released in 1986, consisted of an 80286 CPU running at 8MHz, but could be slowed to 4.77MHz using a keyboard shortcut. It also had 640KB system memory, which could be upgraded to 2.6MB. It shipped with MS-DOS 3.2."
- ↑ "T3100e product brochure". Archived from the original on 2004-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20040515024849/http://resource.toshiba-europe.com/europe/computers/flyers/classics/t3100e_E.pdf. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ "Toshiba T3100e Memory Upgrade". Vcfed.org. http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?22058-Toshiba-T3100e-Memory-Upgrade&p=162332#post162332. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ↑ "Manual" (PDF). http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Toshiba/Other/Toshiba%20T3100e%20-%20Maintenance%20Manual.pdf.
- ↑ "Maintenance Manual" (PDF). http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Toshiba/Other/Toshiba%20T3100SX%20-%20Maintenance%20Manual.pdf.
- ↑ "The BYTE Awards". BYTE: 327. January 1989. https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1989-01/1989_01_BYTE_14-01_PC_Communications_and_Annual_Awards_and_Digitizing_Tablets#page/n371/mode/2up.
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