<s>
The	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
is	O
a	O
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Chicony	O
Electronics	O
starting	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
featured	O
an	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
80286	I-General_Concept
clocked	O
at	O
12MHz	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
having	O
a	O
20-MB	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
Chicony	O
's	O
first	O
computer	O
system	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
April	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
is	O
a	O
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
measuring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
weighs	O
between	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
and	O
hard	O
drive	O
configuration	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
built-in	O
liquid-crystal	B-Device
display	I-Device
measures	O
9.5in	O
wide	O
by	O
6in	O
tall	O
,	O
or	O
11in	O
diagonally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
super-twisted	B-General_Concept
nematic	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
panel	O
is	O
monochrome	O
,	O
backlit	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
pixel	O
resolution	O
of	O
640	O
by	O
400	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
External	O
displays	O
supported	O
with	O
the	O
built-in	O
display	O
adapter	O
include	O
MDA	B-Device
,	O
CGA	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Hercules	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	O
sports	O
102	O
keys	O
—	O
101	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
IBM	B-Device
Enhanced	I-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
layout	O
plus	O
an	O
additional	O
"	O
Turbo	O
"	O
key	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
one-wait-state	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
80286	I-General_Concept
processor	O
to	O
be	O
switched	O
between	O
6MHz	O
and	O
12MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
has	O
a	O
socket	O
for	O
a	O
80287	O
math	O
co-processor	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
socket	O
for	O
a	O
real-time	O
clock	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
has	O
two	O
RS-232	O
serial	O
and	O
a	O
parallel	O
–	O
printer	O
port	O
and	O
offers	O
two	O
open	O
,	O
full-size	O
,	O
16-bit	O
ISA	B-Architecture
expansion	O
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
was	O
offered	O
in	O
three	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Model	O
I	O
provided	O
only	O
one	O
3.5-in	O
,	O
1.44-MB	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
no	O
hard	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Model	O
II	O
provided	O
two	O
3.5-in	O
,	O
1.44-MB	O
floppy	B-Device
drives	I-Device
,	O
still	O
with	O
no	O
hard	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Model	O
20	O
provided	O
one	O
3.5-in	O
,	O
1.44-MB	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
one	O
20-MB	O
hard	O
drive	O
(	O
3.5inches	O
in	O
diameter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
models	O
included	O
1MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
stock	O
,	O
expandable	O
to	O
4MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
external	O
5.25-in	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
—	O
connecting	O
to	O
the	O
Rabbit	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
25-pin	O
port	O
—	O
was	O
optional	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
a	O
carrying	O
case	O
with	O
shoulder	O
strap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
computer	O
system	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Chicony	O
Electronics	O
,	O
a	O
Taiwanese	O
electronics	O
company	O
primarily	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
keyboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rabbit	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
Portable	B-Device
386	I-Device
by	O
Compaq	O
,	O
was	O
targeted	O
to	O
businesses	O
and	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tenative	O
Class	O
A	O
emissions	O
approval	O
was	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
in	O
early	O
1988	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
to	O
be	O
sold	O
only	O
to	O
corporate	O
customers	O
within	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
its	O
worldwide	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
was	O
priced	O
between	O
US$2150	O
and	O
$2450	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
model	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chicony	O
also	O
sold	O
a	O
bare-bones	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
,	O
called	O
the	O
Model	O
A	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
160W	O
,	O
110/220VAC	O
power	O
supply	O
unit	O
,	O
the	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
and	O
its	O
display	O
adapter	O
card	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
motherboard	O
or	O
associated	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
integrators	O
and	O
OEMs	O
made	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
chassis	O
,	O
with	O
Catherine	O
D	O
.	O
Miller	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
ubiquitous	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
clones	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
chassis	O
were	O
reviewed	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
March	O
1990	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Portacomp	O
II	O
286-16	O
,	O
a	O
portable	B-Device
sold	O
by	O
Data	O
World	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Rabbit	O
chassis	O
,	O
Miller	O
praised	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
display	O
graphics	O
internally	O
and	O
externally	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
"	O
especially	O
useful	O
for	O
sales	O
demos	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
&	O
Software	O
News	O
called	O
the	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
's	O
case	O
"	O
sturdy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
Jones	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
awkward	O
configuration	O
at	O
best	O
"	O
and	O
being	O
most	O
off-put	O
by	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
arrow	O
keys	O
directly	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
right	B-Device
Shift	I-Device
key	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chicony	O
followed	O
up	O
the	O
Rabbit	B-Device
286	I-Device
with	O
the	O
Rabbit	O
286G	O
and	O
Rabbit	O
286GN	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
286G	O
retained	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
12-MHz	O
80286	B-General_Concept
but	O
replaced	O
the	O
super-twist	B-General_Concept
LCD	B-Device
with	O
a	O
monochrome	O
plasma	O
display	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
286GN	O
bumped	O
the	O
80286	B-General_Concept
's	O
clock	O
speed	O
to	O
16MHz	O
with	O
zero	O
wait	B-Device
states	I-Device
and	O
featured	O
a	O
NEAT	B-Device
chipset	I-Device
.	O
</s>
