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NEC MultiSpeed

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NEC MultiSpeed
Original MultiSpeed in its carrying case
DeveloperNEC
ManufacturerNEC
TypeLaptop
ReleasedDecember 1986 (1986-12)
Operating systemMS-DOS
CPUNEC V30 at 4.77/9.54 MHz
DisplayPassive monochromeLCD
GraphicsCGA
SuccessorProSpeed

TheMultiSpeed was a line oflaptop computers developed byNEC between 1986 and 1988. The inaugural MultiSpeed was the first battery-powered laptop with a16-bitmicroprocessor, sporting aNEC V30 clocked at either 4.77 MHz or 9.54 MHz.[1]: 34  The clock speed was able to be changed via aDIP switch on the back, hence the nameMultiSpeed.[2] The MultiSpeed received positive reviews in the press and performed well in the marketplace, becoming the top-selling laptop in the United States in early 1988, per one survey.[1][3]

Models

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NEC MultiSpeed
Model
no.		ProcessorClock speed
(MHz)		LCD
technology		LCD
resolution		NotesDate
originalNEC V304.77/9.54Monochrome passive, non-backlitCGA, 640×200December 1986 (1986-12)[4][2]
ELNEC V304.77/9.54Monochrome passive,electroluminescent backlightCGA, 640×200EL upgrade path was available to owners of the originalJune 1987 (1987-06)[5][6]
HDNEC V304.77/9.54Monochrome passive,electroluminescent backlightCGA, 640×200Sold 55,000 units in 1988[7]October 1987 (1987-10)[8][9]
EL Model 2NEC V304.77/9.54Monochrome passive,electroluminescent backlightCGA, 640×200Improved EL panelMarch 1988 (1988-03)[10]

References

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  1. ^abLevitan, Arlan (May 1988)."Taking It on the Road".Compute!. No. 96. ABC Publishing. pp. 31–36 – via the Internet Archive.
  2. ^abLevinson, Sherwin (September 21, 1987). "NEC Multispeed: Laptop Machine Not Just Another Me-Too Product".InfoWorld.9 (21). CW Communications: 69–71.ProQuest 194248693.
  3. ^March, Richard (April 5, 1988)."NEC grabs 42% of lap-top sales; bests Toshiba, Zenith".PC Week.5 (14). Ziff-Davis: 119 – via Gale.
  4. ^Staff writer (November 6, 1986). "Business Briefs".San Francisco Chronicle. p. 32.ProQuest 302035397.
  5. ^Somerson, Paul (July 1987)."Road Warriors: 11 Laptops Battle It Out – NEC MultiSpeed".PC Magazine. Vol. 6, no. 13. Ziff-Davis. pp. 217–222 – via Google Books.
  6. ^Pepper, Jon; Steve Rosenthal (August 1987)."Letter from Atlanta: nearly every company jumped on the 80386 bandwagon at Comdex-Spring '87".Lotus. Vol. 3, no. 8. pp. 13et seq. – via Gale.
  7. ^Lewyn, Mark (November 14, 1988). "Choosing a Laptop".USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3B.ProQuest 306132821.
  8. ^Angus, Jeff (September 28, 1987)."NEC Extends MultiSpeed Line".InfoWorld.9 (39). IDG Publications: 29 – via Google Books.
  9. ^Rash, Jr., Wayne (June 1988)."A Tale of Two Laptops".Byte. Vol. 13, no. 6. McGraw-Hill. p. 127.ProQuest 217781997 – via the Internet Archive.
  10. ^LaPlante, Alice (April 4, 1988)."NEC Shipping New Version of MultiSpeed EL".InfoWorld. Vol. 10, no. 14. IDG Publications. p. 5 – via Google Books.
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