DAUPHIN SHOWS TRUE COLORS 

The Dauphin 5500 Color Pentop is unveiled at Pen-Based Expo

September 21, 1992, Los Angeles, California: Dauphin Technology, Inc.
announced and demonstrated the Dauphin 5500 Color Pentop, the first
pen-based computer to offer a color display, at the Pen-Based Expo Show in
Los Angeles, September 21-23, 1992.

Dauphin Technology, Inc., one of the leading suppliers of mobile computing
technology to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), has been aggressively
developing a series of pen-based computers for professionals in the
commercial sector. The Dauphin 5500 Color Pentop is the second pen-based
computer Dauphin has introduced in what will be a complete line of
pen-based systems. Earlier this year, Lombard, Illinois based Dauphin
unveiled the Dauphin 5000 Series Pentop at Spring Comdex in Chicago.

According to Dauphin President and CEO, Alan Yong, color displays make
sense for pen-based computers. "Color is the natural next step for
pen-based computing," says Yong. "Not surprisingly, pen-operating systems
are for the most part extremely graphical in nature. Any graphical
operating system, with its mix of icons, gestures, windows and menus is
going to benefit from color. Color is more vivid and descriptive, and
provides far greater contrast than black and white." Yong adds that this
becomes extremely important in custom designed forms where color can be
used for color-coding and redundancy to minimize data entry errors.

For the insurance industry, the 5500 becomes the ideal sales tool for
one-on-one sales presentations. "Color adds zip to any presentation,
especially one-on-one," says Yong. "An insurance agent can give a
presentation featuring full color pictures and use the pen for emphasizing
and highlighting points, or writing additional notes on the screen."
Insurance adjusters will have multiple uses for the 5500 Color Pentop in
the field, suggests Yong. "An adjuster can take a digital picture of a
damaged car, complete a custom form on the 5500, and use the pen to notate
scratched paint, the depth of a dent and additional damage. The form can
be completed in minutes and sent via modem to the home office reducing
overhead for the insurance company and in turn, lowering costs for the
consumer".

The Dauphin 5500 Color Pentop, features a passive-matrix color VGA screen
with a resolution of 640 x 480 x 256 colors. Similar to Dauphin's
monochrome version of the system, the Dauphin 5500 is armed with an Intel
386SL microprocessor running at 25 MHz and features 4 MB RAM (expandable
to 20 MB) and an 80, 130 or 200 MB hard disk drive.

The Dauphin 5500 Color Pentop and Dauphin 5000 Series Pentop are the only
pen-based computers with an internal, high-density, 3 1/2" floppy disk
drive. A PCMCIA slot in place of the floppy disk drive is an option with
the 5500. Ports include serial, parallel, external floppy drive and an
external monitor port for simultaneous SVGA display.

The Pentop's unique flip-up/flip-down color display bridges the gap between
notebook and pen-based computers. With the screen down, the 5500 functions
as a sophisticated pen tablet. Flip up the screen, attach the small
external keyboard and use the 5500 as an advanced, powerful color notebook
computer. While no pricing has been set, the Dauphin 5500 Color Pentop is
expected to ship in the first quarter of 1993.

Dauphin Technology, 1125 East St. Charles Rd, Lombard, IL 60148
708-627-4004; fax: 708-627-7618

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