386SX Portables Come with Cellular Phone
 
Microbytes Daily News Service
Copyright (c) 1989, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Intelligence Technology Corp. (ITC) introduced at Comdex two
386SX-based portables with removable cellular telephones, which
travelers can use to communicate via modem without plugging the
computer into a jack. The ITC 386 CEL and XCEL systems both run
off a 16-MHz 386SX chip and feature a "clamshell" design with
built-in keyboard and monochrome VGA display, a 2400-bps modem
with MNP 5, standard I/O ports, and a removable 7.2V rechargeable
battery pack.
 
The 9.5-pound XCEL has 2 megabytes of RAM, a 1.44M-byte 3.5-inch
floppy, and a compact keyboard; it will sell for $7495, including
the Motorola cellular phone, which attaches to the top of the
computer in a special track. The 15-pound CEL offers 4 megs of
RAM, a floppy and 40M-byte hard drive, one 16-bit expansion slot,
a full-size keyboard with a numeric keypad, and a built-in
speakerphone, for $8695. Both systems will be available in
February, ITC says. The weights mentioned include the phones,
which can also be used for regular voice communication.
 
Contact: Intelligence Technology Corp., 16526 Westgrove, Dallas,
TX 75248; (214) 250-4277; fax (214) 380-0508.
 
                              --- Andy Reinhardt
 
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