Toshiba T1200, great condition, refurbished. Complete.

[qwertybassa]

http://www.cmprather.com/ForSale/Toshiba_T1200.jpg

I'm selling a 1987 Toshiba T1200 laptop - Backlit LCD model and 20Mb Hard Drive model(as opposed to the dual floppy-drive model).
It's in wonderful condition (having stayed a majority of it's life-time safe in a box). There's barely any yellowing due to age, no keys stick, no cracks and no broken joints. Even the production labels at the bottom of the system still have not faded and are perfectly readable. A perfect collector's item (or gift to a collector) and would look great in a display.
May I also say that this laptop has one of the most comfortable keyboards I have ever used. They feel very solid yet easy to press, I'd imagine it made typing much easier back in the day.

It has been given a light refurbishment, just to remove the little dust it managed to collect between the buttons and inside. Not that it would have caused a problem, but I'm respectful to old systems, even if I only collect gaming consoles.

It comes with:
All booklets/manual, Power Cord, Backlit LCD model. I may also have the original box and carrying case in the basement where this was kept. If so, the buyer will get them too.

PRICE:
We can discuss this. Either here or email me at s.r.portelli@gmail.com

LOCATION: Malta

SPECS:
CPU: Intel 80C88, 4.77MHz/9.57MHz
RAM: 1 MB (2 MB max.)
VRAM: 256 KB
GRAPHIC MODES: 640 or 320 x 200 dots
COLORS: Monochrome backlit LCD display 16 Grayscales (Blue and Green) / CGA compatible through external display
SOUND: PC Speaker



INFO:
The Toshiba T1200 was a very advanced laptop for it’s time, being able to run many powerful programs only a proper PC could use at the time. It has an 8 Inch screen that can only use scales of Green and Blue.

Another Feature was the first “Resume” Feature, kind of like suspend or Standby on today’s computers. This laptop was the first ever to use this feature.
It outclassed the other laptops, like the Datavue spark because of it’s competitive price and lower weight. The buyer could choose between a standard and backlit LCD Screen.

Their were 2 Main Models available at the time, 1 With two 720K 3 ½ Floppy Drives (T 1200FB) and the other one with 1 720K 3 ½ Floppy and a 20MB Hard Drive (T 1200HB). It came with an official MS-DOS 3.3 floppy disk or with MS-DOS loaded onto the hard drive for hard disc versions.

RAM above 640 KB can be used as a fast, battery-backed RAM disk drive (Toshiba Hard RAM) and / or expanded memory (LIM-EMS).

Another popular feature was that some models came with an internal 1200 Baud Modem, the first of its kind in most computers.

More at: http://old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=917&st=1

[Terry Yager]

By 'refurb', do you mean that the battery pack has been rebuilt? You also fail to specify if this is the dual floppy or the hard drive model. A location might be helpful too.

--T

[qwertybassa]

No, by refurbished I only mean that it was cleaned from the inside to make sure it's dust free before being sold and to check for any damage. Which it had none.

It's the Hard Drive model.

And the location is Malta.

Apologies, I will edit the original post.

[wmmullaney]

Were is Malta?

[qwertybassa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta

[nymetropolitans]

I'm definitely interested, what price range are we talking?

[nymetropolitans]

Nevermind, I'm an idiot....I read that as MALBA instead of Malta.....guess I'm not awake yet.

[wmmullaney]

Shipping would be the killer, ~$60-70?

[qwertybassa]

I'd imagine the shipping would be a tad high, and the system weighs at around 7Kg.

If you were buying it, however, how much would you be willing to give for it (without the shipping)? I just need some opinions.

[wmmullaney]

Well, if I wasn't payin shipping, I'd pay $30-40 USD for it. (That is, if I had that on hand)