October 1983
The Xerox 1810 portable computer has 64,000 characters of memory and can operate for 10 hours on rechargeable batteries, the company said. Its recommended list price is $2,195.
The 1810 has an 80-character, three-line liquid crystal display with graphics ability as well as a built-in speaker phone, tape recorder, teletypewriter, text editor and a four-function calculator.
''We anticipate portable computers, especially briefcase-sized ones, will be the fastest-growing segment of the massive microcomputer market,'' said Dwight Ryan, president of the Xerox Business Systems group. ''Xerox intends to remain a major player in the personal computer market.''
The 1810 has an 8-bit processor that is compatible with all CP-M software. When it is connected to the 1850 base station, it can also run programs written for MS-DOS operating systems, Xerox said.