Display article   Subject:  New Tandy 3800 HD Notebook PC
   04/30/97   18:28:22

NEW TANDY 3800 HD NOTEBOOK PC

Last month Radio Shack introduced the exciting new Tandy 3800 HD
Notebook PC (Cat. No. 25-3533) featuring a new high-performance,
low-power Cx486SLC microprocessor from Cyrix Corporation.  The
3800 HD uses the 20 MHz version of the Cx486SLC chip, giving
consumers high-performance portability at the affordable price of
only $1,999.

The 3800 HD is designed in a rugged case measuring 1.7 x 12.2 x 10
inches (HxWxD) and weighs approximately six pounds with the
battery installed.  Standard features include:

-- 20 MHz Cx486SLC microprocessor with 1K cache built-in

-- 2 MB RAM, expandable to 4 MB

-- One 3\(12" 1.44 MB floppy disk drive

-- Internal 2\(12" 60 MB hard drive with an average access speed
   of 19 milliseconds

-- Full-size 84-key keyboard, with 101-key emulation

-- 640 x 480 VGA graphics support

-- 9-inch diagonal edgelit liquid crystal display with 32 gray
   scales

--Rechargeable Ni-Cad battery lasts approximately two hours
   and can be quickly charged in just two hours using the 110V AC
   adapter included

-- Tandy's exclusive Power Check for convenient power saving

-- One serial port and one parallel/external floppy disk drive
   port

-- Optional math co-processor support with 387SX/20

-- Optional 2400/9600 bps send/receive FAX modem (Cat. No.
   25-3524)

-- Optional 2 MB memory upgrade (Cat. No. 25-3504)

-- Replacement battery (Cat. No. 25-3526)

-- Optional external battery charger, charges two batteries (Cat.
   No. 25-3537)

-- Optional Fabric (Cat. No. 25-3512) or Genuine Leather (Cat.
   No. 25-3518) carrying case featuring distinct padding to
   protect the notebook PC while traveling

Extend battery life by using the APM (Advance Power Management)
applications and keyboard-controlled power management features
(including a Standby mode).

To top off this already popular selling notebook PC, MS-DOS 5.0,
Windows 3.1 and America Online software are pre-installed for the
ultimate in "power and go" computing.
