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The Toshiba T3100 is a discontinued portable PC manufactured by Toshiba released in 1986. It features a 10 MB hard drive, 8 MHz Intel 80286 CPU and a black & orange 9.5" gas-plasma display with a resolution of 640 × 400 pixels.[2]
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Manufacturer | Toshiba |
Product family | Toshiba T series |
Type | Laptop |
Release date | 1986[2] |
Operating system | MS-DOS 3.2[2] |
CPU | Intel 80286 @ 8 MHz[2] |
Memory | 640 KB RAM (upgradable to 2.6 MB)[2] |
Storage | 10 MB hard drive; internal 3.5" floppy drive, 720 KB; connector for external 5.25" floppy drive, 360 KB[2] |
Display | monochrome 9.5" orange gas-plasma display[2] |
Graphics | 640×400; 640×200; Textmode: 80×25; T3100SX: 640x480 VGA |
Input | keyboard - 83 keys, QWERTY |
Connectivity | external monitor via 9-pin RGB port[2] |
Dimensions | 31.0 x 36.1 x 7.9 cm[2] |
Mass | 7.5 kg (17 lb) |
The portable has a special high-resolution 640 × 400 display mode which is similar to and partially compatible with the Olivetti/AT&T 6300 graphics.[2] The base model has 640 KB memory. There is 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 2 MB memory card (thus 2.6 MB in max total).[2] T3100e model has 1 MB of memory, which can be upgraded to 5 MB.[3][4]
Toshiba T3100 is not a true portable, because it needs an external power source in all except the last version.
Five versions exist:
BYTE in 1989 listed the T3100/20 as among the "Distinction" winners of the BYTE Awards, citing its "amazingly clear" display and hard drive.[7]