NEC ProSpeed

"Prospeed" redirects here. For the auto racing team, see Prospeed Competition.
NEC ProSpeed
ProSpeed 286
Developer
  • NEC
  • Jay Halloran
  • Mark Perry
  • Mike Pritchett[1]: 112 
ManufacturerNEC
TypeLaptop
Release dateOctober 1988 (1988-10)
Operating systemMS-DOS
CPU
Display
  • Passive monochrome LCD
  • Passive color LCD (CSX only)
  • Active color LCD (486SX/C only)
Graphics
  • EGA (286 and 386 only)
  • VGA (CSX onward)

The ProSpeed was a line of laptop computers developed by NEC in 1988. It was introduced simultaneously with their slimmer and less heavy UltraLite line of notebook computers.[2] The i386SX-equipped CSX model, released in September 1989, was the first laptop with a color LCD.[3][4] It was also one of the first laptops with to be offered with a docking station.[5] The CSX model was featured on the front cover of PC Magazine.[6]

  1. ^ Machrone, Bill (January 16, 1990). "6th Annual Awards for Technical Excellence". PC Magazine. 9 (1). Ziff-Davis: 97–124 – via Google Books.
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