Multimedia For Portables

February 1996 / What's New / Multimedia For Portables

Now you can add multimedia capabilities to your portable computer. The KXL-D721 ($599) bundle includes the KXL-D720 PC Card-based portable CD-ROM drive; a battery-powered speaker system; a 16-bit, 44-kHz stereo digital sound controller; a 24-voice Yamaha OPL3-compatible FM music synthesizer; and ESS Audio Sound Suite software. The double-speed CD-ROM drive has a transfer rate of 300 KBps, an a ccess speed of 250 ms, and a memory buffer of 128 KB. If you already have a KXL-D720 PC Card CD-ROM drive, the KXL-D20 upgrade kit ($349) provides the same speakers, sound/SCSI card, and software.
Contact:  Panasonic Communications & Systems Co., Secaucus, NJ

Phone:    (800) 742-8086 or (201) 348-7000.

Circle 1030 on Inquiry Card.

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