Toshiba T3100

Toshiba T3100
Developer
  • Toshiba
  • Tetsuya Mizoguchi
  • Haruhiko Banno
  • Yasuo Suzuki[1]: 172 
ManufacturerToshiba
Product familyToshiba T series
TypeLaptop
Release date1986; 38 years ago (1986)[2]
Operating systemMS-DOS 3.2[2]
CPUIntel 80286 @ 8 MHz[2]
Memory640 KB RAM (upgradable to 2.6 MB)[2]
Storage10 MB hard drive; internal 3.5" floppy drive, 720 KB; connector for external 5.25" floppy drive, 360 KB[2]
Displaymonochrome 9.5" orange gas-plasma display[2]
Graphics640×400; 640×200; Textmode: 80×25;
T3100SX: 640x480 VGA
Inputkeyboard - 83 keys, QWERTY
Connectivityexternal monitor via 9-pin RGB port[2]
Dimensions31.0 x 36.1 x 7.9 cm[2]
Mass7.5 kg (17 lb)

The Toshiba T3100 is a discontinued portable PC manufactured by Toshiba released in 1986. It features a 10 MB hard drive, 8 MHz Intel 80286 CPU and a black & orange 9.5" gas-plasma display with a resolution of 640 × 400 pixels.[2]

The portable has a special high-resolution 640 × 400 display mode which is similar to and partially compatible with the Olivetti/AT&T 6300 graphics.[2] The base model has 640 KB memory. There is a single proprietary expansion slot for 1200 bit/s modem, expansion chassis for 5x 8-bit ISA cards, Ethernet NIC, 2400 bit/s modem, and a 2 MB memory card (thus 2.6 MB in max total).[2] T3100e model has 1 MB of memory, which can be upgraded to 5 MB.[3][4]

Toshiba T3100 is not a true portable, because it needs an external power source in all except the last version.

Five versions exist:

  • The T3100/20 is essentially the same as the base T3100 but with a larger hard drive (20 MB instead of 10 MB).
  • The T3100e has a 12 MHz 80286 CPU (switchable to 6 MHz), 1 MB RAM and a 20 MB hard drive.[5]
  • The T3100e/40 is the same as the T3100e, but with a larger 40 MB hard drive.
  • The T3100SX has a 16 MHz i386SX CPU, 1 MB RAM and a 40 MB or 80 MB hard drive, a VGA 640 × 480 × 16 shade black & orange gas plasma display or black & white LCD, and also included an internal rechargeable battery, for true portability.[6]
  • The J3100 is a version of the T3100 that was marketed and sold in Japan only.

Reception

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BYTE in 1989 listed the T3100/20 as among the "Distinction" winners of the BYTE Awards, citing its "amazingly clear" display and hard drive.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alsop, Stewart; Bill Machrone (January 27, 1987). "Awards for Technical Excellence". PC Magazine. 6 (2). Ziff-Davis: 164–190 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Toshiba T3100". Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2016-04-11. T3100, released in 1986, consisted of an 80286 CPU running at 8MHz, but could be slowed to 4.77MHz using a keyboard shortcut. It also had 640KB system memory, which could be upgraded to 2.6MB. It shipped with MS-DOS 3.2.
  3. ^ "T3100e product brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2004-05-15. Retrieved 2017-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Toshiba T3100e Memory Upgrade". Vcfed.org. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  5. ^ "Manual" (PDF). www.minuszerodegrees.net. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  6. ^ "Maintenance Manual" (PDF). www.minuszerodegrees.net. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  7. ^ "The BYTE Awards". BYTE. January 1989. p. 327.
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