MINICOMPUTER

Description: .1) CASE. RECTANGULAR BLUE NYLON CANVAS CASE WITH BLACK CARRYING HANDLES AND LEATHER "RADIO SHACK" LOGO SEWN ON FRONT. INSIDE LID ARE FOUR BLACK NYLON POCKETS AND IN BASE IS BLUE CANVAS POUCH WITH ZIPPER. .2) COVER CASE. 30.8CM X 22.0CM X 5.3CM RECTANGULAR BLACK VINYL CASE WITH "RADIO SHACK MODEL-100 PORTABLE COMPUTER" STAMPED INTO BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER. .3) COMPUTER. 29.6CM X 21.2CM X 4.5CM RECTANGULAR LAPTOP COMPTUER. TOP HALF OF HOUSING IS BEIGE AND BOTTOM HALF IS BLACK. AT TOP RIGHT CORNER IS "RADIO SHACK" LABEL WITH "TRS-80" AND "MODEL 100 PORTABLE COMPUTER". KEYBOARD HAS BLACK KEYS. ALUMINUM LABEL ON BACK IS "RADIO SHACK" LOGO WITH "CAT NO 26-3802" AND "SERIAL NO. 306019596". .4) POWER CORD. SQUARE BLACK PLASTIC ADAPTER BOX WITH 189.5CM LONG BLACK POWER CORD WITH WHITE STRIPE. ADAPTER BOX LISTS ITEM AS "MOD. 26-3804" AND "TRS-80AC ADAPTER". .5) PRINTER CABLE. 186.5CM LONG FLAT GREY CABLE 3.3CM IN WIDTH. ONE END HAS BLUE PLASTIC PORT CONNECTOR MARKED "AMPHENOL". OPPOSITE END HAS BLACK PLASTIC PORT CONNECTOR MARKED "AMPHENOL" AND "86-12-01". .6) MODEM CABLE. 136CM LONG DOUBLE CABLE CONNECTED TO CYLINDRICAL PORT CONNECTOR WITH 8 STEEL PINS. ONE CORD IS GREY WITH PHONE JACK ADAPTER. OTHER CORD IS BROWN WITH TELEPHONE PLUG CONNECTOR. SECOND CYLINDRICAL CAP HAS PLASTIC STRAP HOLDING IT TO CORD.

History: LAPTOP COMPUTER WAS PURCHASED BY JOY KOGAWA AND IS THE PRIMARY DEVICE UPON WHICH SHE WROTE THE CHILDREN'S BOOK "NAOMI'S ROAD" WHICH IS A CHILDREN'S VERSION OF "OBASAN". THIS MINICOMPUTER IS POSSIBLY THE FIRST EVER LAPTOP MODEL COMPUTER. HER FATHER, REV. NAKAYAMA, AND HER FAMILY MOVED TO COALDALE IN 1945 FOLLOWING INTERNMENT IN SLOCAN CITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. AFTER LEAVING COALDALE MS. KOGAWA BECAME A WRITER AND LECTURER OF RENOWN IN CANADA. SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS INCLUDING "OBASAN" AND "THE RAIN ASCENDS". SEE RECORD P19970041001 FOR EXPANDED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER HISTORY.