<s>
The	O
Amstrad	B-Device
NC100	I-Device
Notepad	O
was	O
an	O
A4-size	O
,	O
portable	O
Z80-based	O
computer	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
Amstrad	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
64	O
KB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
Protext	B-Protocol
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
various	O
organiser-like	O
facilities	O
(	O
diary	O
,	O
address	O
book	O
and	O
time	O
manager	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
simple	O
calculator	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
interpreter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
screen	O
was	O
80	O
character	O
columns	O
by	O
eight	O
rows	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
backlit	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
let	O
the	O
NC100	O
run	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
hours	O
on	O
four	O
standard	O
AA	B-Algorithm
cell	I-Algorithm
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
an	O
RS-232	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
parallel	B-Device
port	I-Device
for	O
connecting	O
a	O
printer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
PC	B-Architecture
card	I-Architecture
socket	O
,	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
memory	O
could	O
be	O
expanded	O
up	O
to	O
1	O
MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NC100	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
which	O
was	O
simple	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protext	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
other	O
applications	O
were	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
novice	O
in	O
mind	O
-	O
although	O
experienced	O
users	O
can	O
find	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
large	O
array	O
of	O
more	O
complicated	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
also	O
included	O
terminal	O
emulation	O
and	O
XMODEM	B-Protocol
file	O
transfer	O
software	O
which	O
enabled	O
the	O
NC100	O
to	O
communicate	O
through	O
dial-up	O
analogue	O
modems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NC200	O
had	O
a	O
720	O
KB	O
3.5	B-Device
"	I-Device
floppy	I-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	O
able	O
to	O
read/write	O
MS-DOS-formatted	O
disks	O
,	O
128	O
KB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
some	O
extra	O
software	O
-	O
notably	O
three	O
Tetris-like	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
capable	O
spreadsheet	O
with	O
rudimentary	O
database	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
the	O
same	O
computers	O
apart	O
from	O
having	O
only	O
Protext	B-Protocol
and	O
Personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
apps	O
installed	O
(	O
no	O
BBC	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
,	O
no	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
spreadsheet	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dreamwriter	O
200	O
had	O
a	O
1.44	O
MB	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
an	O
upgrade	O
from	O
the	O
NC200	O
's	O
720	O
KB	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
user	O
guide	O
cautions	O
against	O
using	O
the	O
low-density	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
