Amstrad NC100
A German Amstrad NC100 | |
| Developer | Amstrad |
|---|---|
| Type | Notebook computer |
| Release date | July 1992 |
| CPU | Z80 at 4 MHz |
| Memory | 64 KB RAM |
| Storage | 256 KB ROM |
| 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 is an A4-size, portable Z80-based notebook computer, released by Amstrad in July 1992. 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.
The computer's design, evocative of the TRS-80 Model 100, features a screen with 80 character columns by eight rows, and not backlit, 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.