EPSON incorporates trackpad device in sleek new multimedia-ready color notebooks.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1995--EPSON Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant announced that it is broadening its family of high-quality notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. with the introduction of the multimedia-ready ActionNote 800 Series, which features new, contemporary styling and ergonomic ergonomic - Concerning ergonomics or exhibitting good ergonimics. design. This line of robust and powerful color notebook PCs integrates a unique, palmrest-embedded trackpad trackpad - touchpad pointing device An input device used to move the pointer (cursor) on screen. The major pointing device is the mouse for the desktop computer and the touchpad for the laptop, although many road warriors bring along a mouse. along with the capabilities of current-generation desk-bound systems. Boasting boast 1 v. boast·ed, boast·ing, boasts v.intr. To glorify oneself in speech; talk in a self-admiring way. v.tr. 1. To speak of with excessive pride. 2. an advanced, ergonomic approach to notebook PC design, the ActionNote 800 Series includes an easy-to-use trackpad device that allows the user to control all mouse or trackball A stationary pointing device that contains a movable ball rotated with the fingers or palm. From one to three keys are located in various positions depending on the unit. Years ago, Kensington Microware popularized the trackball with its Turbo Mouse for the Macintosh. functions with the simple movement of a finger. In addition, the ActionNote 800 series features a smart, slimline design for easy portability and large, 10.3-inch dual-scan passive or 10.4-inch active matrix color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. screens for viewing ease. "The ActionNote 800 Series is designed to be as flexible and unique as each individual user," said Michael DeNeffe, director, PC product marketing, EPSON EPSON Son of Electronic Printer . "Today, portable computing computing - computer goes far beyond the seats of airplanes so consumers are placing more emphasis on style, function and human engineering when shopping for a notebook PC. We believe this new Series delivers a single solution to help portable users select the look and functionality for their own computing environments." Recognizing there are different system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. for home, portable and business applications, EPSON has designed the ActionNote 800s to deliver the processing power to run them. Three configurations are offered: the ActionNote 866C system has a 486DX2-66MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. , while the ActionNote 880C and ActionNote 880CX come with a DX2-80MHz microprocessor microprocessor, integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program. . All systems feature low power consumption, as well as integrated write-back cache to deliver quicker CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. and achieve optimum performance. A built-in audio card (optional for the 866C) and microphone microphone, device for converting sound into electrical energy, used in radio broadcasting, recording, and sound amplifying systems. Its basic component is a diaphragm that responds to the pressure or particle velocity of sound waves. jacks bring the 800s to life by making sound applications possible for today's multimedia applications. The ActionNote 880C and 880CX are configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: with an internal 14.4 kbps fax/data/voice modem. An optional, enhanced port replicator A device used to quickly connect multiple peripherals to a laptop using only one connector. The desktop devices are permanently plugged into the port replicator, which connects to the laptop via the USB port, PC Card slot or proprietary expansion port. for the ActionNote 800 Series allows an easy and affordable transition from mobile to desktop computing environments. In addition to housing one Type II and Type III Type III may stand for:
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ActionNote 880C
Fact Sheet (a)
-- Internal 14.4 data/fax/voice modem
-- Multimedia capable with built-in audio card and microphone jacks
-- Availability: February 1995
-- Large, 10.3-inch dual-scan passive matrix color LCD screen
-- Cyrix 486DX2-80 MHz processor with 3.3 volt technology and 8KB
integrated write-back cache
-- Ergonomic, palmrest-embedded trackpad pointing device allows
fingertip control and replaces a mouse or trackball
-- 8MB of RAM expandable to 24MB via user-installable modules
-- Two stacked PCMCIA slots support one Type III or two Type I/
Type II devices
-- Optional enhanced port replicator houses two stacked PCMCIA
slots that support one Type II and one Type III device, and
duplicates the I/O ports, including separate mouse and keyboard
ports, a second serial port and game port, for easy peripheral
connections when switching from road to desktop functions
-- Rechargeable NiMH battery; lasts 4-6 hours with power management
-- Notebook-sized footprint (approx. 1.7 inches x 11.7 inches x 8.8
inches) weighs approximately 6 pounds with battery pack installed
-- Lightweight, pocket-sized, wall-mount AC adapter
-- Advanced power management incorporates custom-designed power
supply, 3.3-volt components, user-friendly interface with instant
access to battery-charge gauge
-- Display features include 32-bit local-bus video and support for
simultaneous external color VGA display with resolutions of
800 x 600, 256 colors, or 1024 x 768, 16 colors
-- Data Storage: One 3.5-inch, 1.44MB floppy drive and one
2.5-inch, 340MB removable hard drive
-- 83-key keyboard; ports for parallel, serial, external keyboard/
pointing device, external video and port replicator (optional)
-- Built-in security lock slot
-- Options available:
Enhanced port replicator
Extra NiMH battery pack
External battery recharger
Memory module
Auto adapter
Extra wall mount AC adapter
Removable 520MB hard disk drive
External keyboard
External numeric keypad
-- Windows-based on-line documentation
-- Pre-loaded software includes the latest versions of MS-DOS,
MS Windows, Borland Sidekick for Windows, ClarisWorks for
Windows (Version 3), trial subscription to the Official Airline
Guide FlightDisk for Windows, trial subscriptions to Prodigy,
CompuServe and America On-Line, and PCMCIA services and utilities
-- One-year Epson Extra Care Road Service warranty
(a) Specifications subject to change without notice
ActionNote 880CX
Fact Sheet (a)
-- Internal 14.4 data/fax/voice modem
-- Multimedia capable with built-in audio card and microphone jacks
-- Availability: April 1995
-- Large, 10.4-inch active matrix color LCD screen
-- Cyrix 486DX2-80 MHz processor with 3.3 volt technology and 8KB
integrated write-back cache
-- Ergonomic, palmrest-embedded trackpad pointing device allows
fingertip control and replaces a mouse or trackball
-- 8MB of RAM expandable to 24MB via user-installable modules
-- Two stacked PCMCIA slots support one Type III or two Type I/
Type II devices
-- Optional enhanced port replicator houses two stacked PCMCIA
slots that support one Type II and one Type III device, and
duplicates the I/O ports, including separate mouse and keyboard
ports, a second serial port and game port, for easy peripheral
connections when switching from road to desktop functions
-- Rechargeable NiMH battery; lasts 4-6 hours with power management
-- Notebook-sized footprint (approx. 1.7 inches x 11.7 inches x 8.8
inches) weighs approximately 6 pounds with battery pack installed
-- Lightweight, pocket-sized, wall-mount AC adapter
-- Advanced power management incorporates custom-designed power
supply, 3.3-volt components, user-friendly interface with instant
access to battery-charge gauge
-- Display features include 32-bit local-bus video and support for
simultaneous external color VGA display with resolutions of
800 x 600, 256 colors, or 1024 x 768, 16 colors
-- Data Storage: One 3.5-inch, 1.44MB floppy drive and one
2.5-inch, 340MB removable hard drive
-- 83-key keyboard; ports for parallel, serial, external keyboard/
pointing device, external video and port replicator (optional)
-- Built-in security lock slot
-- Options available:
Enhanced port replicator
Extra NiMH battery pack
External battery recharger
Memory module
Auto adapter
Extra wall mount AC adapter
Removable 520MB hard disk drive
External keyboard
External numeric keypad
-- Windows-based on-line documentation
-- Pre-loaded software includes the latest versions of MS-DOS,
MS Windows, Borland Sidekick for Windows, ClarisWorks for
Windows (Version 3), trial subscription to the Official Airline
Guide FlightDisk for Windows, trial subscriptions to Prodigy,
CompuServe and America On-Line, and PCMCIA services and utilities
-- One-year Epson Extra Care Road Service warranty
(a) Specifications subject to change without notice
ActionNote 866C
Fact Sheet (a)
-- Large, 10.3-inch dual-scan passive matrix color LCD screen
-- Cyrix 486DX2-66 MHz processor with 3.3 volt technology and 8KB
integrated write-back cache
-- Multimedia capable with built-in microphone jacks and optional
audio card
-- Availability: January 1995
-- Ergonomic, palmrest-embedded trackpad pointing device allows
fingertip control and replaces a mouse or trackball
-- 4MB of RAM expandable to 24MB via user-installable modules
-- Two stacked PCMCIA slots support one Type III or two Type I/
Type II devices
-- Optional enhanced port replicator houses two stacked PCMCIA
slots that support one Type II and one Type III device,
duplicates the I/O ports, including separate mouse and keyboard
ports, a second serial port and game port, for easy peripheral
connections when switching from road to desktop functions
-- Rechargeable NiMH battery; lasts 4-6 hours with power management
-- Notebook-sized footprint (approx. 1.7 inches x 11.7 inches x 8.8
inches) weighs approximately 6 pounds with battery pack installed
-- Lightweight, pocket-sized, wall-mount AC adapter
-- Advanced power management incorporates custom-designed power
supply, 3.3-volt components, user-friendly interface with instant
access to battery-charge gauge
-- Display features include 32-bit local-bus video and support for
simultaneous external color VGA display with resolutions of
800 x 600, 256 colors, or 1024 x 768, 16 colors
-- Data Storage: One 3.5-inch, 1.44MB floppy drive and one
2.5-inch, 340MB removable hard drive
-- 83-key keyboard; ports for parallel, serial, external keyboard/
pointing device, external video, port replicator (optional),
fax/modem (optional) and stereo audio (optional)
-- Built-in security lock slot
-- Options available:
Enhanced port replicator
Audio card
Internal 14.4 data/fax/voice modem
Extra NiMH battery pack
External battery recharger
Memory module
Auto adapter
Extra wall-mount AC adapter
Removable 520MB hard disk drive
External keyboard
External numeric keypad
-- Windows-based on-line documentation
-- Pre-loaded software includes the latest versions of MS-DOS,
MS Windows, Borland Sidekick for Windows, ClarisWorks for
Windows (Version 3), trial subscription to the Official Airline
Guide FlightDisk for Windows, trial subscriptions to Prodigy,
CompuServe and America On-Line, and PCMCIA services and utilities
-- One-year Epson Extra Care Road Service warranty
(a) Specifications subject to change without notice
NOTE TO EDITORS: Brand or product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective
holders.
CONTACT: EPSON, Torrance, Calif.
Jan Marciano, 310/782-5161
or
Walt & Sommerhauser Communications, Santa Clara, Calif.
Kellie DiNaro or Cynthia Lempert, 408/496-0900
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