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Amstrad NC 200	Computers	Portable	United Kingdom	1993	Z80	name image company company_name specs tabs photos comments oc_id source NC 200 /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_system_s1.jpg /companies/amstrad Amstrad label value NAME NC 200 label value MANUFACTURER Amstrad label value TYPE Portable label value ORIGIN United Kingdom label value YEAR October 1993 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE BBC Basic label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke 64 keys label value CPU Z80 label value SPEED Unknown label value CO-PROCESSOR Custom all-in-one chip including the CPU, various I/O and memory management label value RAM 128 KB label value ROM Unknown label value TEXT MODES 80 char x 16 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES 480 x 128 pixels label value COLORS bluish grey LCD label value SOUND Beeper label value SIZE / WEIGHT 29,5(W) x 21.5(D) x 3.5(H) cm. / 1.280 Kg label value I/O PORTS Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232 label value BUILT IN MEDIA 1 MB PCMCIA slot, 3.5'' 720 KB floppy disk drive label value OS BBC BASIC, word processor, diary, calculator, address book, spreadsheet, serial terminal, games in ROM label value POWER SUPPLY External 7.5V AC adaptor or 5 size C batteries label value PRICE £390 photos title subtitle text image RUNNING When switched on, the NC-200 displays its main menu. /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_running_s1.jpg title subtitle text image CLOSED Notice the floppy disc drive and PCMCIA slot on the right hand side; and the Serial, Parallel and AC power connectors on the rear side. /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_closed_s1.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE The NC-200 motherboard only holds a all-in-one CPU chip, a 128 KB RAM chip and the firmware ROM socketted on the bottom side of the board. **(1)** Power switch\ **(2)** LCD contrast adjustment\ **(3)** Speaker connector\ **(4)** LCD display connector\ **(5)** All-in-one chipset holding the Z80 CPU as well as peripherals and memory management circuitry\ **(6)** Floppy disk drive connector\ **(7)** PCMCIA cart socket\ **(8)** 128 KB RAM chip. Provision was made for a second RAM chip /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_inside_s1.jpg title subtitle text image SOFT CASE AND USER'S MANUAL /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_casemanual_s1.jpg author date text Gerrard Shaw (England) Saturday 17th March 2007 I saved a few of these when they were chucked out from my secondary school a few years back. Did a great job for me as my first "laptop" - I remember using it on a Ferry to France plugged into the ship's mains :) 1141 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230604042104/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1141 2023-06-04

The NC200, was the last model of the NC series which was comprised of the NC 100 and NC 150.

It was a very much smarter, more professional design, with a larger fold-out screen - offering 80 columns by 16 lines - a built-in 3½ inch, 720 kilobyte floppy disk drive for storage, but at a heftier price tag of £329.

It also had a spreadsheet, which the NC100 did not, as well as twice as much built-in memory at 128 kilobytes.