PC DISCOUNT HAS 80386 TRANSPORTABLE FOR $3,000

Machines based on the 80386 micro-processor are flooding to market, and one of the more striking, spotted by Computer Systems News, comes from PC Discount Inc of Houston, Texas. PC Discount plans to start shipping next month the Noble 386 Portable, an 80386 transportable – just about, it weighs 35 lbs – at $3,000 all in. The price includes 16MHz 80386 CPU with 512Kb memory, 20Mb Winchester and 5.25 360Kb floppy drive, with 9 monochrome screen and six full-height expansion slots. Main memory goes to 8Mb.

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