More and more portables, with more and more power: a machine for every niche, and experts debate if they will ever replace desktops

Article Abstract:

Many new portable microcomputers are displayed at Comdex/Fall, held in Las Vegas, NV, in Nov 1990. Among them are: hand-held information managers, such as the Sharp Wizard, from Sharp Electronics Corp, which weighs less than a pound and functions like an executive secretary; coat-pocket PC's, such as the $1,995 1.5-pound Poqet, from Poqet Corp; laptops with brilliant color screens, such as the Toshiba T3200SXC, which costs $8,995, or the Sharp Colorstar PC8501, which will sell for less than $10,000; and portables powered by Intel 80486 microprocessors, which are as powerful as desktop systems. Companies at Comdex also showed various other machines: 'palm-tops' that can receive facsimile messages and E-mail; portables with cellular modems or with removable hard disks; portables that use a pen-like stylus for input; portables that attach to desktop 'docking stations'; and portables designed for scientific and engineering applications.

Hand-held computers, Handheld computers, Technological forecasting, Trade shows, Laptop computers, Portable computers, Comdex, column, Laptop/Portable Computer, New Product, Trade Show, Future of Computing, Comdex-Fall, 1990 AD

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Drop in Compaq profits is less than expected

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Compaq Computer Corp reports earnings of $79 million or $1.84 per share for the FY 1989 4th qtr. Revenue for the quarter rose 18 percent to $788 million. The 14.1 percent decline in earnings was a pleasant surprise to analysts, who anticipated a steeper decline. For the year, income stands at $333.3 million, an increase of 30.6 percent over 1988. Revenue increased 38.6 percent to $2.88 billion. European and international sales rose 62 percent in 1989. Analysts believe that Compaq's slowdown is due in part to slowing sales of microcomputers, and partly because customers need time to understand many of the new products that Compaq introduced at the end of the year. Orders for Compaq's new laptop models the LTE and LTE/286 are expected to exceed production until the 2nd qtr of 1990. Production delay is blamed on a delay in shipments of the Intel i486 microprocessor.

Finance, Profits, Stock-exchange, Stock exchanges, Statistics, Stock markets, Stock Market, Profit, Financial Report, Product Delay, Product introduction delays, Fourth Quarter

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Compaq's new model is expected; desktop machine uses most powerful chip yet

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Compaq Computer Corp is expected to introduce a microcomputer based on the Intel 80486 microprocessor. The new machine will compete with similar micros from HP and other manufacturers, which are due soon. The Compaq 486 micro will probably cost less than $20,000 and may be as low as $13,000. It will be the most powerful microcomputer available and will use an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus design. Compaq's sales growth has slowed recently due to consumers' wait for the new machine and analysts predict the release of the 486-based micros will cause a slowing in overall computer sales market-wide. Customers are expected to wait on buying 486 micros until more software and peripherals are available.

Usage, Market Analysis, Intel 80486 (Microprocessor)

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