NEC ProSpeed

NEC ProSpeed
ProSpeed 286
Developer
  • NEC
  • Jay Halloran
  • Mark Perry
  • Mike Pritchett: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. The i386SX-equipped CSX model, released in September 1989, was the first laptop with a color LCD. It was also one of the first laptops with to be offered with a docking station. The CSX model was featured on the front cover of PC Magazine.