NEC ProSpeed

NEC ProSpeed
	ProSpeed 286
Developer	NEC; Jay Halloran; Mark Perry; Mike Pritchett;
Manufacturer	NEC
Type	Laptop
Release date	October 1988
Operating system	MS-DOS
CPU	Intel 80C286 (286); Intel 80386 (386); Intel 80386SX (CSX, 386SX, SX/20); Intel 80486SX (486SX);
Display	Passive monochrome LCD; Passive color LCD (CSX only); Active color LCD (486SX/C only);
Graphics	EGA (286 and 386 only); VGA (CSX onward);

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.^[2] The i386SX-equipped CSX model, released in September 1989, was the first laptop with a color LCD.^[3]^[4] It was also one of the first laptops with to be offered with a docking station.^[5] The CSX model was featured on the front cover of PC Magazine.^[6]

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Model no.	Processor	Clock speed (MHz)	Expansion slots	LCD technology	LCD resolution	Notes	Date
286	Intel 80C286	16 MHz	3	Monochrome passive	EGA, 640×400		October 1988 (1988-10)
386	Intel 80386	16 MHz (0.5 w)	3	Monochrome passive	EGA, 640×400		October 1988 (1988-10)
CSX	Intel 80386SX	16 MHz	3	Color passive	VGA, 640×480	Wall-powered only	September 1989 (1989-09)
386SX	Intel 80386SX	16 MHz	3	Monochrome passive	VGA, 640×480		February 1990 (1990-02)
SX/20	Intel 80386SX	20 MHz	3	Monochrome passive	VGA, 640×480		August 1990 (1990-08)
486SX/C	Intel 80486SX	20 MHz	3	Color active	VGA, 640×480		June 1991 (1991-06)
486SX	Intel 80486SX	20 MHz	3	Monochrome passive	VGA, 640×480		March 1992 (1992-03)

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