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- (Boxborough, Mass., March 10, 1992) -- NEC Technologies, Inc. is the first
- Multimedia PC (MPC) Marketing Council member to announce a business
- multimedia solution, specifically designed for end users who require
- multimedia capabilities in a portable environment.
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- The NEC Portable MPC Solution consists of NEC's new breakthrough color
- notebook with TFT active matrix color display, the UltraLite SL/25C; the
- portable Docking Station unit; and the Multimedia Upgrade Kit. With the
- Portable MPC Solution, users have the ability to run multimedia
- applications that until now, were confined to their desktops.
-
- "NEC is proud to offer the Portable MPC Solution, providing our customers
- with even more multimedia options," said Marc Miller, general manager of
- NEC's Optical Media and Multimedia Products. "Now, by combining NEC's
- leadership in both the notebook computer and the multimedia CD-ROM arena,
- users don't have to sacrifice portability as they incorporate video, sound
- and brilliant color in portable business presentations, training and
- interactive marketing and sales materials."
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- The Portable MPC Solution provides business users with full multimedia
- capabilities to engage and impact their audiences in ways traditional
- portable presentations never have before.
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- The UltraLite SL/25C notebook computer with the portable Docking Station
- provides powerful desktop functionality and near CRT-quality color
- computing while maintaining laptop-sized portability. With the power of a
- 25 MHz i386 MSL microprocessor, 64 KB of cache memory and an active matrix
- screen display capable of showing over 225,000 possible colors, the SL/25C
- can easily run even the most demanding multimedia applications when
- coupled with NEC's Multimedia Upgrade Kit.
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- The Multimedia Upgrade Kit consists of an MPC compliant multimedia-ready
- Intersect M CDR-83M internal CD-ROM reader with SCSI interface, Asymetrix
- Multimedia ToolBook 1.5 software, an Ad Lib and Sound Blaster compatible
- soundboard, speakers, microphone, headphones and Microsoft Windows with
- Multimedia Extensions 1.0.
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- "As the first company to market a notebook computer and a color laptop, NEC
- has always sought to meet the needs of a growing workforce of mobile
- professionals," explained Bob Levin, director of NEC's Portable Marketing
- group. "The number and needs of business professionals requiring
- portability and now, multimedia capabilities, continue to grow and NEC is
- again taking a leadership role by integrating these technologies to
- provide a complete portable multimedia solution that can function as an
- alternative to a traditional desktop."
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- NEC Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of computers, peripherals and
- CD-ROM software for the North American market, is an affiliate of NEC
- Corporation, a $26 billion manufacturer of computers, communications,
- semiconductor and home entertainment products.
-
- NEC Technologies Inc
- 1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719
- 508-264-8000
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