NEC MultiSpeed
The MultiSpeed was a line of laptop computers developed by NEC between 1986 and 1988. The inaugural MultiSpeed was the first battery-powered laptop with a 16-bit microprocessor, sporting a NEC V30 clocked at either 4.77 MHz or 9.54 MHz. The clock speed was able to be changed via a DIP switch on the back, hence the name MultiSpeed. 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.
01Models
| Model no. |
Processor | Clock speed (MHz) |
LCD technology |
LCD resolution |
Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| original | NEC V30 | 4.77/9.54 | Monochrome passive, non-backlit | CGA, 640×200 | December 1986 (1986-12) | |
| EL | NEC V30 | 4.77/9.54 | Monochrome passive, electroluminescent backlight | CGA, 640×200 | EL upgrade path was available to owners of the original | June 1987 (1987-06) |
| HD | NEC V30 | 4.77/9.54 | Monochrome passive, electroluminescent backlight | CGA, 640×200 | Sold 55,000 units in 1988 | October 1987 (1987-10) |
| EL Model 2 | NEC V30 | 4.77/9.54 | Monochrome passive, electroluminescent backlight | CGA, 640×200 | Improved EL panel | March 1988 (1988-03) |
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- NEC MultiSpeed 2.jpg by NEC, Public domain
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