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A major breakthrough in gas-plasma display technology has enabled Panasonic to offer a new microcomputer with a flattened, 11-inch CRT-equivalent screen that is only two inches thick.
The Executive Partner will be available for order from area dealers later this month, said Bob Morgan, Panasonic regional sales manager.
Morgan was in town last week to introduce the new microcomputer to area dealers.
The Executive Partner features lightening-quick response time and an innovative screen that is both clearer and easier to read, Morgan said.
"Plasma display is a "flattened CRT' (cathode ray tube), " Morgan said. "Within plasma, Panasonic has made an even greater breakthrough."
Cathode ray technology has been standard for many years in the industry, he said.
Up to now, the high power consumptions, exorbitant manufacturing costs and size restrictions of AC (voltage) gas plasma displays have prevented their use in most microcomputer applications, explained Morgan.
The 11-inch screen displays 25 lines by 80 columns of high-resolution viewing, and is only two inches thick, he added.
The Executive Partner's accelerated speed is achieved by the use of the 8086-2 as its microprocessor, a chip with a full 16-bit bus. The software typically...