<s>
The	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
the	O
Exec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partner	O
;	O
model	O
number	O
FT-70	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
IBM	O
PC-compatible	O
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
Panasonic	O
Corporation	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
is	O
AC-powered	O
exclusively	O
,	O
weighs	O
between	O
28	O
and	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
built-in	O
printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
affordable	O
portable	B-Device
computers	I-Device
with	O
a	O
plasma	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
is	O
a	O
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
in	O
a	O
clamshell	O
form	O
factor	O
that	O
measures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
were	O
released	O
:	O
one	O
with	O
dual	O
5.25-inch	O
floppy	O
drives	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
with	O
one	O
such	O
floppy	O
drive	O
and	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
range	O
feature	O
an	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
8086-2	I-General_Concept
microprocessor	O
running	O
at	O
user-switchable	O
clock	O
speed	O
of	O
7.16MHz	O
or	O
4.77MHz	O
—	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
the	O
standard	O
clock	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
IBM	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stock	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
comes	O
with	O
256KB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
expandable	O
to	O
640KB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
must	O
upgrade	O
all	O
the	O
RAM	B-Architecture
at	O
once	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
640KB	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
non-interoperability	O
of	O
the	O
64-kb	O
chips	O
of	O
the	O
128KB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
with	O
the	O
256-kb	O
chips	O
of	O
the	O
256KB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
has	O
one	O
ISA	B-Architecture
expansion	O
slot	O
,	O
supporting	O
only	O
certain	O
cards	O
6	O
inch	O
in	O
length	O
maximum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
heavy	O
current	O
draw	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
plasma	O
display	O
,	O
the	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
is	O
powered	O
through	O
mains	O
AC	O
exclusively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plasma	O
display	O
produces	O
a	O
neon-orange	O
image	O
that	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
exhibit	O
less	O
glare	O
than	O
contemporary	O
cathode-ray	B-Device
tubes	I-Device
and	O
LCDs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
adapter	O
supports	O
CGA	B-Device
video	O
;	O
in	O
graphics	O
mode	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
display	O
up	O
to	O
640by	O
200	O
pixels	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
text	O
mode	O
it	O
can	O
display	O
up	O
to	O
80columns	O
by	O
25lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
features	O
a	O
built-in	O
printer	O
with	O
two	O
optional	O
print	O
heads	O
:	O
a	O
thermal	O
head	O
and	O
an	O
ink-ribbon	O
dot	O
matrix	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
can	O
print	O
up	O
to	O
60cps	O
in	O
draft	O
mode	O
and	O
30cps	O
in	O
near-letter-quality	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
Corporation	O
released	O
the	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
in	O
late	O
July	O
1985	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
78	O
value-added	O
resellers	O
and	O
numerous	O
retail	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
somewhat	O
heavier	O
Senior	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
built-in	O
thermal	O
printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
–	O
based	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	O
Systems	O
had	O
released	O
a	O
gas-plasma	O
laptop	O
—	O
the	O
GridCase	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
—	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
for	O
nearly	O
double	O
the	O
street	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InfoWorld	O
Tony	O
Lima	O
found	O
the	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
heavy	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
quipping	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
portable	O
—	O
if	O
you	O
happen	O
to	O
be	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lima	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
competitively	O
priced	O
for	O
a	O
computer	O
and	O
printer	O
combination	O
"	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
the	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
was	O
not	O
a	O
"	O
particularly	O
dazzling	O
value	O
"	O
,	O
naming	O
the	O
HP	O
Portable	O
Plus	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
with	O
more	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Lima	O
,	O
Jon	O
Pepper	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
weighty	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
plasma	O
display	O
as	O
"	O
extremely	O
readable	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
been	O
laboring	O
over	O
a	O
Tandy	B-Operating_System
100	I-Operating_System
or	O
another	O
first-generation	O
LCD	B-Device
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pepper	O
called	O
the	O
Executive	B-Device
Partner	I-Device
's	O
keyboard	O
"	O
comfortable	O
during	O
prolonged	O
touch-typing	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
compatibility	O
factor	O
with	O
IBM	O
PC	O
software	O
problem-free	O
.	O
</s>
