NCR Debuts 3130

Backlit version of 3125

NCR, an early entry into the pen-based computer arena, has announced the NCR 3130, an updated version of pen-based offering. The major difference between the 3125 and the 3130 is the use of a backlit screen in the 3130. As a result, the 3130 is about one pound heavier than the 3125, weighing in at 4.7 pounds. NCR claims that the 3130 is more durable than the 3125, offering shock-mounted hard drives in either 40- or 60 Mbyte configurations (the 3125 came only with a 20-Mbyte drive.)

Optionally, the 3130 will be available without a hard disk, but with PCMCIA slots instead. RAM capacity ranges from 2 Mbytes to 20 MBytes.

One interesting feature of the 3130 is the application of what NCR calls “acceleration sensors” that sense when you’ve dropped the computer. If this happens, the disk head lifts from the drive in a millisecond and shuts down the drive, preventing head crashes on the disk. shut down the hard disk.

Additionally, NCR is offering an optional lightweight mobile keyboard as well as a 2400/9600 bps fax modem. With a 60-Mbyte hard disk and 4 Mbytes of RAM and operating software (PenWindows, PenPoint, or PenDOS), the 3130 will sell for about $4000. With PCMCIA slots (instead of a hard disk), the same machine would sell for about $3,100.

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