Toshiba of Canada Ltd. adds Enhanced-STN colour model to the high-performance, entry-level T1950 Series of notebook computers
Markham, Ontario (November 8, 1993) ... Toshiba of Canada Ltd., Information Systems Group (ISG) has announced the addition of an Enhanced-STN colour model, the T1950CS, to its new T1950 Series of high-performance, budget-friendly, 486-based notebook computers. The T1950 Series, which was launched in October 1993, will be on display at the "Toshiba Jet" booth at the Canadian Computer Show, November 22-25 at the Toronto International Centre.
Prior to the introduction of the T1950CS, the T1950 Series offered the choice of a basic T1950 with a STN monochrome display and the higher-end T1950CT, with a TFT active matrix colour display. The T1950CS, with its bright Enhanced-STN passive colour display, offers a mid-priced option for users with graphical applications or who are accustomed to colour on their desktop computers.
The T1950 Series are the first entry-level notebooks to incorporate Intel Corporation's new high-speed SL Enhanced 486* DX2 microprocessor running at 40MHz. The new Intel CPU, recognized for its environmental savings and energy-efficiency, enables the internal CPU core to operate at twice the speed of the external memory bus to deliver high performance.
According to Masa Okumura, product marketing manager at Toshiba ISG, the T1950 Series expands on
"Toshiba's commitment to bringing affordable, feature rich 486-based notebooks to value-conscious mobile users, such as small office and home office professionals, educators, field technicians, sales representatives and travelling executives."
"Weighing in at only 6.5 pounds for the T1950, and under 7 pounds for the T1950CT and T1950CS, these units offer impressive power and storage capability. Equally important to the mobile user, the T1950 Series incorporates Toshiba's MaxTime* power management system, which co-ordinates all system elements to prolong battery life and vital uptime, " says Okumura.
Although budget-friendly, these models offer state-of-the-art expandability and functionality. The T1950 Series features a 14.5 mm (Type III) Personal Computer Memory Card Association (PCMCIA) expansion slot, allowing connection to all types of PCMCIA card accessories such as fax/modems, network interfaces, hard disk upgrades, etc.
Another key "functionality" feature of the T1950 Series is a new pointing device, the recently upgraded Microsoft BallPoint* mouse 2.0 with QuickPort * connection (a cableless mouse.) For additional computing ease, T1950 notebooks also includes Toshiba's award-winning full-function, standard key-spaced, 82 key keyboard, with four degrees of keyboard tilt.
Each of the T1950 models is based on the SL Enhanced Intel 486 DX2 with 4MB RAM, expandable to
20MB. Prices for the three models vary with hard disk drive (HDD) capacity and type of display. The T1950, with its 200MB HDD and a STN-monochrome LCD display is priced at $3,399. The T1950CS,
with Enhanced STN colour and a 200MB HDD is priced at $4,249. The higher-end, sophisticated
T1950CT incorporates a 320MB HDD and a TFT active matrix colour display and is priced at $5,249.
The Toshiba T1950 Series notebooks are pre-installed with Toshiba DOS 6.0, Windows * 3.1., Hypertext* online manual, Toshiba Card Manager (for PCMCIA cards) and Ultrafont *, a screen enhancement utility. Standard interfaces for the T1950 Series include: serial, parallel, PS/2* mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports and an external monitor port.
Toshiba began shipment of the T1950 and the T1950CT in October, and will begin shipment of the
T1950CS in November 1993.
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