NEC ProSpeed
{{Short description|Series of laptops by NEC}}
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{{Infobox information appliance
| name = NEC ProSpeed
| logo = File:NEC logo 1963.svg{{!}}100px
| image = File:NEC ProSpeed 286 side view.png
| caption = ProSpeed 286
| developer = {{ubl|NEC|Jay Halloran|Mark Perry|Mike Pritchett{{cite journal | last=Machrone | first=Bill | date=January 16, 1990 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t4sKrq7z7voC&pg=PT113 | title=6th Annual Awards for Technical Excellence | journal=PC Magazine | publisher=Ziff-Davis | volume=9 | issue=1 | pages=97–124 | via=Google Books}}{{rp|112}}}}
| manufacturer = NEC
| type = Laptop
| release date = {{Start date|1988|10}}
| lifespan =
| price =
| discontinued =
| units sold =
| os = MS-DOS
| cpu = {{ubl|Intel 80C286 {{small|(286)}}|Intel 80386 {{small|(386)}}|Intel 80386SX {{small|(CSX, 386SX, SX/20)}}|Intel 80486SX {{small|(486SX)}}}}
| memory =
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| display = {{ubl|Passive monochrome LCD|Passive color LCD {{small|(CSX only)}}|Active color LCD {{small|(486SX/C only)}}}}
| graphics = {{ubl|EGA {{small|(286 and 386 only)}}|VGA {{small|(CSX onward)}}}}
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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.
Models
| class="wikitable"
|+ NEC ProSpeed ! Model ! Processor ! Clock speed ! Expansion ! LCD ! LCD ! Notes ! Date |
| |286
|16 MHz |3 |Monochrome passive |EGA, 640×400 | |{{Start date|1988|10}} |
| |386
|16 MHz (0.5 {{abbr|w|Wait state(s)}}) |3 |Monochrome passive |EGA, 640×400 | |{{Start date|1988|10}} |
| |CSX
|16 MHz |3 |Color passive |VGA, 640×480 |Wall-powered only |{{Start date|1989|09}} |
| |386SX
|16 MHz |3 |Monochrome passive |VGA, 640×480 | |{{Start date|1990|02}} |
| |SX/20
|20 MHz |3 |Monochrome passive |VGA, 640×480 | |{{Start date|1990|08}} |
| |486SX/C
|20 MHz |3 |Color active |VGA, 640×480 | |{{Start date|1991|06}} |
| |486SX
|20 MHz |3 |Monochrome passive |VGA, 640×480 | |{{Start date|1992|03}} |
References
{{reflist|colwidth=30em|refs=
| last=Johnston
| first=Stuart J.
| date=October 10, 1988
| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=szsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT30
| title=NEC Introduces UltraLite, 286, 386 Laptops
| work=InfoWorld
| publisher=CW Communications
| page=31
| volume=10
| issue=41
| via=Google Books
}}
| last=Lewis
| first=Peter H.
| date=October 4, 1988
| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/04/science/personal-computer-slim-laptop-is-appealing-at-4.4-pounds.html
| title=Personal Computers: Slim Laptop Is Appealing at 4.4 Pounds
| work=The New York Times
| page=C12
| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525082047/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/04/science/personal-computer-slim-laptop-is-appealing-at-4.4-pounds.html
| archivedate=May 25, 2015
}}
| date=October 31, 1989
| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HXDkCoqMiVIC
| title=Color to Go: NEC's ProSpeed CSX Does It First
| work=PC Magazine
| publisher=Ziff-Davis
| volume=8
| issue=18
| at=Front cover
| via=Google Books
| editor-last=Machrone
| editor-first=Bill
}}
| last=Kathy
| first=Rebello
| date=September 25, 1989
| url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/306254318/
| title=NEC Brings Color to Portable Screens
| work=USA Today
| publisher=Gannett Company
| page=1B
| id={{ProQuest|306254318}}
}}
| author=Staff writer
| date=September 26, 1989
| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/26/business/company-news-nec-shows-color-laptop-computer.html
| title=Company News: NEC Shows Color Laptop Computer
| work=The New York Times
| agency=Reuters
| page=D5
| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220193052/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/26/business/company-news-nec-shows-color-laptop-computer.html
| archivedate=December 20, 2017
}}
}}
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Category:Computer-related introductions in 1988
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