Display article   Subject:  Tandy 102 Portable Computer
   04/30/97   19:11:14


TANDY 102 LAPTOP COMPUTER GIVES USERS TRUE PORTABILITY

The Tandy 102 portable computer (26-3803A) is currently available at
more than 7,000 Radio Shack Stores, Computer Centers and participating
dealers nationwide.

The 102 is an improved version of the industry's best-selling laptop
computer, the Model 100 portable computer.  The 102 is compatible with
all Radio Shack hardware and software for the Model 100 portable computer.

Weighing only three pounds, the Tandy 102 portable computer has a thinner
profile (1.5" x 11.8" x 8.5") than the 100 yet contains exactly the same
features.

The Tandy 102 portable computer has 32K memory and uses an 8-bit 80C85
microprocessor with a clock speed of 2.4 MHz.

The Tandy 102 portable computer features a 40 character x 8 line LCD
display with large upper and lower case easy-to-read ASCII characters
and a full-size 56-key typewriter style keyboard with embedded 10-key
datapad, eight programmable function keys, four command keys and four
cursor control keys.

The 102 includes five built-in ROM software programs, BASIC, TEXT,
TELCOM, ADDRSS and SCHEDL, for text editing, address/telephone filing,
appointment record-keeping, telecommunications and BASIC language
programming.

Users have the ability to access other computers or national information
services by phone with the computer's internal 300-baud direct-connect
auto-dail modem.

Interfaces for the 102 include the RS-232C serial communications port,
parallel printer, cassette tape and bar code reader.  An improved system
bus connector has been moved to the back panel of the computer, from its
bottom location on the Model 100 portable computer.

The Tandy 102 portable computer will operate up to 20 hours using four
"AA" alkaline batteries (not included).  An optional U.L. listed AC power
supply is available.  Internal rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries will
maintain memory intact for 30 days if power is off (depending on the
amount of RAM installed) and are automatically recharged from the AA
batteries or AC power.

FACT SHEET -- TANDY 102 PORTABLE COMPUTER

The Tandy 102 portable computer is an improved version, with software
and hardware compatibility, of the industry's best-selling Model 100
portable computer.

The Tandy 102 portable computer weighs less (3 lbs.) and has a thinner
profile (1.5" x 11.8" x 8.5") than the Model 100 portable computer yet
offers exactly the same features.

HARDWARE

32K RAM.

40 character x 8 line LCD display.  Easy-to-read upper and lower case
ASCII characters, 240 x 64 dot-matrix graphics.

Full-size typewriter style keyboard with embedded 10-key datapad, eight
programmable function keys, four command keys and four cursor control keys.

Internal 300-baud direct-connect auto-dial model for easy access to other
computer systems or national information services.

8-bit 80C85 microprocessor, 2.4 MHz clock speed.

The Tandy 102 portable computer includes interfaces for standard RS-232C
serial communications, parallel printer, cassette tape and bar code
reader.  The system bus interface is located on the back of the computer
as opposed to underneath on the Model 100 portable computer.

Up to 20 hours of operation on four "AA" alkaline batteries (not included)
or optional U.L. listed AC power supply. Internal rechargeable nickel
cadmium batteries will maintain memory intact for up to 30 days with power
off (depending on the amount of RAM installed) and are automatically
recharged from "AA" batteries or AC power.  Low battery indicator light.

ACCESSORIES

The Model 102 portable computer has the following accessories available:
printers, a floppy disk drive/video interface, portable 3.5" micro floppy
disk drive, bar code reader, cassette and disk software, additional memory
upgrades and a soft carrying case.

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Tandy is a registered trademark of Tandy Corporation.
Radio Shack is a registered service mark of Tandy Corporation.
Radio Shack Computer Center is a registered service mark of Tandy Corporation.

