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excerpt: "Survey article reviewing portable computers of the era including the Tandy Model 100, Toshiba 1000, NEC ProSpeed 386, NEC Ultralite, and Cambridge Z88. Author uses a Z88 with 128K RAM drive and PC-Link ROM as his primary portable machine."
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# Laptop Computers

Survey article reviewing portable computers of the era including the Tandy Model 100, Toshiba 1000, NEC ProSpeed 386, NEC Ultralite, and Cambridge Z88. Author uses a Z88 with 128K RAM drive and PC-Link ROM as his primary portable machine.