NP-1000-H Raios System First Chandra Limited Edition of 300 Units

This is one unit of the First Chandra, manufactured in 1997 by Raos System, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh. It was sold by Nippon Office System for 255,000 yen with a limited production run of 300 units and sold out immediately. It was highly expandable for a mobile PC at the time and was loved by enthusiasts. It was also released by multiple manufacturers, including Hitachi, and IBM later sold a successor model as the Thinkpad 235.
The package includes the AC adapter, manual, Windows 95 diskettes, boot floppy disk, two spare TrackPoints, and warranty card. The battery pack was purchased later but is depleted (generic batteries can be purchased). An FDD was not originally included, but an IBM unit is attached.
Operation has been confirmed with Windows 95, and the display and speakers are functional.
The battery cover's latch is broken, so it is secured with tape.
One of the PC card slot covers is missing.
Considering it is nearly 30 years old, I believe the condition is good.
Included are clippings from contemporary magazine articles (with disassembly photos) and BIOS and driver data distributed on floppy disk from Ricoh's website after sales stopped.
I have cherished it, but I am selling it for reasons of decluttering.

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