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The Northgate ZXPortable is a 486-based laptop released around February 1993. It was manufactured by LG.
They shipped with either grayscale passive matrix displays or color active matrix displays. Either screen option could come with either a 486SX or 486DX processor. The DX option was a $350 option. They had dock connectors, and one of the docks included 3 ISA slots, a 1.2MB floppy drive, and an additional 5.25" bay. This dock cost $599.
Specifications
Gathered from info in old computer magazines.
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| CPU | - Intel 486SX @25MHz - Intel 486DX @25MHz |
| RAM | - 4MB Standard - 16MB Maximum |
| Hard Disk | 120 or 200MB |
| Display Options | 10" Passive Matrix Grayscale @640x480 (64 grays) - 8.5" Active Matrix/TFT Color @640x480 (256 colors) |
| Graphics Chipset | Unknown |
| Audio | PC Speaker Only |
| Main Battery | NiMH, up to 3 hours battery life claimed |
| CMOS Battery | Unknown |
| Power Supply | Proprietary mini-din connector |
| Disk Drives | 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive |
| Expansion | Unknown |
| Other I/O | Serial, Parallel, VGA Out, Expansion slot, Internal modem, external keyboard connector |
| BIOS | Unknown |
| Pointing Device | None |
| Retail Price | - $3,599 (486SX with TFT) - $3,799 (486DX with TFT) |
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