YEAR: 1987
INITIAL PRICE: $6,499, $14,890 in 2020
The Toshiba T1200XE was a laptop manufactured by the Toshiba Corporation, first made in 1987. It was an upgraded version of the Toshiba T1100 Plus.
| Processor |
| Intel 80C286TM microprocessor |
| Adjustable 12/6 MHz clock speed |
| Memory |
| 1 MB RAM standard |
| 5 MB RAM maximum |
| LIM-EMS 4.0 |
| Storage |
| Internal 3.5″ 1.44 MB/720 KB diskette drive |
| 20 MB hard disk drive (25 msec) |
| Battery-backed Hard RAM for memory above 640 KB |
| Display |
| High-resolution sidelit Supertwist LCD |
| 640 x 400 pixels |
| Brightness and contrast control |
| Size: 20.5 x 12.5 cm (7.9″ x 4.9″) |
| Graphics |
| Double-scan CGA |
| Toshiba graphics mode (compatible with leading applications) |
| Keyboard |
| 84 full-size sculptured keys |
| Familiar layout |
| 12 function keys |
| Dedicated cursor keys |
| Integrated numeric keypad |
| Status LEDs |
| Interfaces |
| 25-pin bidirectional parallel/external diskette drive port |
| 9-pin RS-232C serial port |
| RGB colour monitor port |
| External numeric keypad port |
| Operating System |
| MS-DOS 4.01 |
| MS-DOS 3.3 (option) |
| Battery |
| High-density rechargeable NiCd |
| Removable |
| 1.5-2 hours per charge |
| Dimensions (W*D*H) |
| 310 x 280 x 50 mm |
| 12.2″ x 11.0″ x 2.0″ |
| Weight |
| 3.6 kg/7.9 lb (including battery) |
| Power Supply |
| Autosensing 100-240V AC adapter for worldwide usage |
| Advanced Toshiba Features |
| Hard RAM |
| MaxTimeTM Power Management |
| AutoResumeTM Mode |
| Options |
| Carrying bag |
| Internal Hayes-compatible modem (where approved) |
| Two 2 MB memory expansion modules |
| External 5.25″ 360 KB diskette drive |
| External numeric keypad |
| MS-DOS 3.3 |
| Extra battery packs |
| Quick charger |
| Toshiba ExpressWriter 301 portable printer |
It was equipped with an Intel 80C86 processor at 12 MHz, 1 MB RAM expandable to 5 MB of which 384 kB could be used for LIM EMS or as a RAMdisk, CGA graphics card, one 720 kB 3.5″ floppy drive and one 20 MB hard drive (Some models had two floppy drives.) MS-DOS 3.30 was included with the laptop. It was the first laptop with a swappable battery pack. Its original price was 6499 USD.
The T1200XE’s hard drive had an unusual 26-pin interface made by JVC, incompatible with ST506/412 or ATA interfaces. Floppy drives were connected using similar 26-pin connectors. The computer had many unique functions, such as Hard RAM – a small part of RAM was battery-backed and could be used as non-volatile hard drive. Another function allowed to suspend the system or power control the hard drive (which was still dependent on the hard disk’s on/off switch).
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