Nan Tan 3600
The Nan Tan 3600 (also known as the FMA3600) is a Pentium-based laptop, released around May 1994. This is the earliest Pentium laptop that I know of, and may in fact be the first Pentium laptop ever made. It was one of only two laptops to use Socket 4 processors, with the other being the Twinhead Slimnote P5.
This laptop dates as far back as April 8th 1994, which is when it passed FCC, but the first time I could find it in print was in May 1994, when FOSA was selling it as the AP 3600.
They're quite large (and weigh 10 pounds), and have a cooling fan in them, which was very uncommon for the time. They also do have built-in sound, so they're not a bad choice for a DOS system if you can find one that has an active matrix screen.
This model was sold by a few distributors. Prices were in the $3000-4000 dollar range.
- Sager Midern and Broadax both sold it as the NP3656T
- Aspen Computer sold it as the Aspenta 60/66
- FutureTech sold it as the FM366T
- FOSA sold it as the AP 3600
- ATC Computer sold it as the Music P-Notebook
Specifications
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| CPU | CPU Type: Socket 4 Intel Pentium @60 or 66MHz |
| Chipset | Unknown |
| RAM | Type: Proprietary Standard: 8MB Maximum: 40MB |
| Hard Disk | 2.5" IDE Uses proprietary adapter?: Yes Standard: N/A |
| Display Options | - 9.5" Passive Matrix Grayscale @640x480 (this one may not actually exist) - 10.3" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 - 9.5" Active Matrix Color @640x480 |
| Graphics Chipset | Cirrus Logic GD6440 VRAM: 1MB |
| Audio | ESS AudioDrive 488 - Speaker and Microphone built-in |
| Main Battery | NiMH |
| CMOS Battery | Some form of either a NiCad or NiMH battery that is prone to leaking. |
| Power Supply | Proprietary 4-pin - LIEN LE-9215B20-6 |
| Disk Drives | 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive |
| PC Cards | 2x PCMCIA Slots |
| Networking | Unknown |
| Other I/O | - 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x Dock Connector - 2x Audio Jacks |
| BIOS | AMI |
| Pointing Device | Trackball (25mm) |
Page last updated (MM/DD/YYYY): 12/11/2024
Update Reason: added twinhead info
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