Editing TRS-80 Model 100 (section)

{{Short description|Portable computer introduced in 1983}}
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{{Infobox information appliance
| name         = TRS-80 Model 100
| logo         =
| image        = Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100.jpg
| caption      = <!-- include if image is not a logo -->
| developer    = [[Kyocera]], [[Tandy Computers|Tandy]], [[Microsoft]]
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| family       =
| type         = [[Portable computer]] ([[Notebook form factor|notebook]])
| generation   =
| releasedate  = {{Start date and age|1983|04|26}}
| lifespan     =
| price        = 8K version {{USD|1099|1983|round=-2}}<br />24K versions {{USD|1399|1983|round=-2}}<!-- this is price at initial release, not the current price. -->
| discontinued =
| unitssold    = 6 million
| unitsshipped =
| media        =
| os           = Custom dedicated runtime in firmware<!-- operating system -->
| power        = Four penlight (AA) cells, or external power adapter 6V (>180 mA)
| cpu          = 2.4&nbsp;[[Hertz|MHz]] [[Intel]] [[8085|80C85]]
| storage      =
| memory       = 8&nbsp;[[Kilobyte|KB]] – 32&nbsp;KB
| display      = 8 lines, 40 characters [[LCD]]
| graphics     = 240 by 64 [[pixel]] addressable graphics
| sound        =
| input        = Keyboard: 56 keys, 8 programmable [[function keys]], 4 dedicated command keys, and 4 cursor control keys
| location     = <!-- GPS or Wi-Fi based -->
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| connectivity =
| service      = <!-- online service/s offered -->
| dimensions   = 300 by {{nowrap|215 x 50 mm}}
| weight       = About {{convert|1.4|kg|lb|abbr=on}} with batteries
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The '''TRS-80 Model 100''' is a [[Notebook form factor|notebook-sized]] [[portable computer]] introduced in April 1983.  It was the first commercially successful notebook computer, as well as one of the first notebook computers ever released.<ref>{{cite web | last=McCracken | first=Harry | date=August 6, 2012 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/06/tech/gaming-gadgets/anniversary-radio-shack-computer/index.html | title=A 35th-anniversary salute to Radio Shack's TRS-80 | work=CNN.com | publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415122425/https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/06/tech/gaming-gadgets/anniversary-radio-shack-computer/index.html | archivedate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> It features a keyboard and [[liquid-crystal display]], in a battery-powered package roughly the size and shape of a notepad or large book. The 224-page, spiral-bound User Manual is nearly the same size as the computer itself.

It was made by [[Kyocera]], and originally sold in [[Japan]] as the '''Kyotronic 85'''. Although a slow seller for Kyocera, the rights to the machine were purchased by [[Tandy Corporation]]. The computer was sold through [[Radio Shack]] stores in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] and affiliated dealers in other countries. It became one of the company's most popular models, with over 6 million units sold worldwide. The [[Olivetti]] '''M-10''' and the [[NEC]] PC-8201 and '''PC-8300''' were also built on the same [[Kyocera]] platform, with some design and hardware differences.  It was originally marketed as a ''Micro Executive Work Station'' (MEWS),<ref>{{cite web|title=Radio Shack Computer Catalog RSC-10, page 59|url=http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/html/catalogs_extra/1984_rsc-10/h059.html|website=Radio Shack Catalogs dot com|publisher=Tandy/Radio Shack|access-date=April 10, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107201327/http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/html/catalogs_extra/1984_rsc-10/h059.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> although the term did not catch on and was eventually dropped.