A look back at the sales training for Radio Shack’s Model 100, a groundbreaking early laptop
Most of this is a straightforward walk-through of the Model 100’s capabilities by a guy with a stentorian voice. Then, at the end, there are bits with scenes of a typical Model 100 owner (who also has a TRS-80 Model III) getting stuff done. He’s a he, of course, with a three-piece suit and a secretary. But he’s shown dialing up financial data from his hotel room, which would have sold the Model 100 to some people all by itself.
Here’s how RadioShack sold its breakthrough laptop circa 1983 [Harry McCracken/Fast Company]