 A German Amstrad NC100 | |
| Developer | Amstrad |
|---|---|
| Type | Notebook computer |
| Release date | July 1992 |
| CPU | Z80 at 4 MHz |
| Memory | 64 KB RAM[1] |
| Storage | 256 KB ROM[1] |
| Display | LCD 80 columns by 8 rows |
| Connectivity | RS-232 serial port, parallel port, PC card socket (Allowed expanding memory up to 1 MB) |
| Power | four standard AA cell batteries |
The Amstrad NC100 Notepad was an A4-size, portable Z80-based[2] notebook computer, released by Amstrad in July 1992.[3] It featured 64 KB of RAM, the Protext word processor, various organiser-like facilities (diary, address book and time manager), a simple calculator, and a version of the BBC BASIC interpreter.[4]
The computer's design, evocative of the TRS-80 Model 100, features a screen with 80 character columns by eight rows, and not backlit,[3] but this let the NC100 run for up to 20 hours on four standard AA cell batteries. There was an RS-232 serial port, a parallel port for connecting a printer, and a PC card socket, by means of which the computer's memory could be expanded up to 1 MB.
- ^ a b Page 247, The Amstrad Notepad Advanced User Guide, By Robin Nixon, 1993, ISBN 1850585156, ISBN 9781850585152, ...(rather than the 256K ROM and 64K RAM of the NC100...
- ^ Ian R. Sinclair. (2000). Practical electronics handbook. Oxford: Newnes. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-7506-4585-0.
- ^ a b Gold, Steve (July 13, 1992). "Amstrad unveils Z80-based notebook system". Newsbytes. The Washington Post Company – via Gale.
- ^ How to Program the Amstrad NC100 Notepad, By Patrick Hall, Sigma Press, 1993, ISBN 1850585113, ISBN 9781850585114