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The '''Walkabout''' is a family of [[Notebook form factor(laptop)|notebook-sized]] [[laptop]]s introduced by [[Data General]] in 1989 and discontinued in 1993. The first entry in the line, simply named the '''Walkabout''', was a battery-powered [[Computer terminal|portable terminal]] capable of emulating multiple protocols; as well, it contains a rudimentary word processor, an [[autodialer]] utility for placing phone calls, and a [[real-time clock]] display and timer application for setting reminders. The successor to the first model, the '''Walkabout/SX''', released in 1990, was an architectural redesign allowing the laptop to be used as a general-purpose [[IBM PC compatible]]. The penultimate entry, the '''Walkabout/320''', increased its predecessor's [[Intel 80386SX|i386SX]] processor [[clock speed]] from 16 MHz to 20 MHz, while the last entry in the line, the '''Walkabout/386SL''', replaced the processor with [[Intel]]'s portable-centric [[i386SL]] processor clocked at 25 MHz.
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===Walkabout/320===
The Walkabout/320, introduced in July 1991, was another radical redesign, reducing its weight to just under {{convert|6|lb|kg}} and measuring smaller across all dimensions, measuring {{convert|11|by|5|by|1.8|in|cm}}, making for Data General's first [[Notebook form factor(laptop)|notebook computer]].<ref name=dgpc>{{cite journal | date=July 29, 1991 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdAPo2ZypRMC&pg=PA42 | title=DG notebook PC makes its debut | journal=Computerworld | publisher=CW Communications | volume=XXV | issue=30 | page=42 | via=Google BOoks}}</ref> The clock speed of the computer's i386SX was bumped up to 20 MHz, while the stock RAM was increased to 2 MB (although the memory ceiling was decreased to 6 MB). Data General offered the Walkabout/320 with a 60-MB Conner hard drive, as well as the same 40-MB Conner drive of its predecessor as a lower-cost alternative.<ref name=newsbytes>{{cite journal | last1=McMullen | first1=Barbara E. | last2=McMullen | first2=John F. | date=July 24, 1991 | url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A11214462/GPS?sid=wikipedia | title=Data General introduces 386SX notebook | journal=Newsbytes | publisher=The Washington Post Company | via=Gale}}</ref> Most other features were carried over from its predecessor.<ref name=cbr>{{cite journal | date=July 24, 1991 | url=https://techmonitor.ai/technology/data_general_enters_notebook_fray_with_walkabout | title=Data General Enters Notebook Fray with Walkabout | journal=Computer Business Review | publisher=New Statesman Media Group | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231113040001/https://techmonitor.ai/technology/data_general_enters_notebook_fray_with_walkabout | archivedate=November 13, 2023}}</ref>
