NanTan is the main name of the company. They are also known under two other brand names - Kapok, and Sager. Kapok was their rebranding as a domestic company and likely also a part of their electronics development group. Most of these laptops will come up as a "FMAxxxxx Notebook Computer - NanTan Computer Ltd." on the bottom of the case, with HWINFO and other applications identifying them as a "KAPOK 9200" or a "KAPOK 3500". Sager seems to be their biggest customer because a lot of people get these laptops confused with being "Sager" made devices. Sager Electronics is just a brand that used NanTan as their laptop building house.

Most often today, they are referred to in sales as "FMA-laptops" as all of their model numbers start between FMA2000 (some like the FMAx9200 - sometimes with a "K" or a "P" in between the number. So let's first learn of the company. NanTan computer was a Taiwanese firm created in 1987 that focused primarily on PC portable computers. Actual production of laptops began in 1990 though. In 1992 they created a second name of "Clevo" for US distribution, and both shared the same subsidiary of "Kapok" for their products. They were a much more popular and common portable computer in the early 1990's than say, IBM ThinkPads, Toshiba Sattelites, and Compaq LTE's, but they also were not as high quality (at least in some regards), and not nearly as full of the highest end features. In 1997 they took the name Clevo as their full time name dropping the "NanTan" name altogether according to Wikipedia. They are still around today - as Clevo - making what basically is the generic "white box" variation of a laptop computer.

I created this page to share information on the models I have used, and/or looked up, and I plan to pick up more cheap examples as they become availible me on e-bay and elsewhere for restoration and repair. After basically conquering the NEC Versa's 1st generation to a point I can rattle off help on those like I could any other PC, I figured it was time to give these poor underdog laptops some time in the spotlight. See, my personal interest in these was that they were the first decent color laptop I ever owned with a color screen and sound (Duracom 5110D - aka NanTan 9200D), and it seems even though everyone seems to be pining for 486 laptops with soundcards, this would be a good place to make them known - and hopefully - due to my listing of the cons of these models, and the trade-offs, to keep the prices down. There's so much more out there than LTEs', ThinkPads, and Sattelites.

• ACT (Automated Computer Technology)
• Altima
• Amax
• Aqualine
• Aspen
• Aspenta
• A.M.S.
• AVD
• Avell
• Bitwise
• B.S.I.
• Clevo
• Commax
• DFI
• Digital Storm
• Duracom
• Enroy
• Entroware
• Ergo
• Eurocom
• Everex
• EWISS
• Future Tech
• Gigabyte
• Groupe LDLC
• Hasee
• HiDrevolution
• Highscreen
• Hyperbook
• Illeegear
• Kapok
• Liberty
• Lion
• Maingear
• Metabox
• Micro Telesis
• MilkyWay
• MSI (Micro-Star International)
• Multicom
• Mythlogic
• NanTan
• National Micro Systems
• Nova Custom
• Prostar
• Sager
• Sanyo
• Shark Gaming
• Shenker
• SHS Computer
• Slimbook
• Station X
• System 76
• Terrans Force
• Think Penguin
• Tuxedo Computers
• Ultinet
• VANT
• Vobis
• why! open computing
• Xidax
• XMG
• Xotic PC
• Zeos

I will add more brands as soon as I can get more examples and names. These were gathered both from systems I prodcured personally (NanTan, Prostar, Duracom, DFI), systems I've seen cruising around e-Bay over the years (HighScreen, Liberty (France), Hyperbook, Slimbook), and even various Wikipedia articles. This page is so huge I can't just limit it to one page, and these systems are a bit more customizable thtan a regular name-brand notebook so I think this will be a good resource and a good subject for the site.

Models often have a designation after them, particularly on 386 and later models. Designations of "M" usually means "Monochrome Screen". "D" usually means a DTSN Color LCD, and "C" means Active Matrix TFT (Thin Film Transistor) Color, though it seems later models had a "T" for this. An "S" usually means it's an "SX" unit - which means different things depending on if the unit is a 386 or 486 based machine (386SX are 32-bit CPU with a 16-bit bus, 486SX are just a 486 DX without the internal FPU enabled/present). I'm still trying to determine what the "K" and "P" on the 9200 models means, since I've had both - a theory I have is that it's possibly system-bus speed based as some have a 25MHz bus, and others have a 33MHz bus.

Picture(s)	Specifications	Description
FMA2100	Release Year:1990 CPU(s) Used:12-MHz Harris 80286 Video & Screen Option(s):Monochrome STN Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:2x NiCad 8.4v 1400mAH Sold As?:A.M.S. 286 System	White laptop computer, uses Desktop memory and components and has 2 NiCAD batteries in a configuration similar to the much later 9200 486 models except located in slots behind the screen. Only has 10 Function keys, likely making this a 286 XT class machine.
FMA2200	Release Year:1990 CPU(s) Used:80386SX Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:Bitwise 386SX/16, Micro Telesis NBA386SX, National Micro Systems (NMS) 386SX/16	Similar to the FMA2100, but it's a 386SX instead of a 286, so very likely, due to the 386SX being designed to work in a 286 motherboard, a FMA2100 with a 386SX chip grafted in, and maybe the motherboard redesigned to give some performance boosts via the L1 Caches and other stuff the 386 chip is capable of.
FMA2500	Release Year:1990 CPU(s) Used:386SX Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:PHD/UNiQ 286/10
FMA2700	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:8/16MHz - 286? Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:
FMA2800	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:8/16MHz - 286? Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:
FMA3140	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:386SX-16 Video & Screen Option(s):9.4" STN Monochrome Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:Aqualine NT33, ACT Tempo 386SX, Everex Tempo LX, Sanyo MBC-18NB, Zeos Notebook 386	Sanyo Motherboard, 16MHz 386 SX, Oak Technologies Chipset, Cirrus Logic VGA Video, Sanyo STN LCD Panel
FMA3300	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:386 DX-33MHz Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	9"x11"x2" white or gray laptop computer with a 9.4" Monochrome STN LCD panel. Rectangular decorationo/Function Key sticker spot a bit wider, thinner, and less as decorated. Computer looks al lot like the newer 3500 series, but is a 386 instead of a 486. These are not that common, but might have some parts compatibility with hardware from the far more common 3500 series. Sold as the AMAX 386DX/33MHz.
FMA3500 (Series) FMA3500/FMA3500C/FMA3500SX FMA3500C w/Trackball	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:486 SX/DX/DX2 Video & Screen Option(s):STN Monochrome Passive Matrix, DTSN Color Passive Matrix (C) Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad 12V - attaches to the back with Thumbscrews Sold As?:Aspen Aquiline 433, Ergo 486DX-33 NoteBrick II, BSi NB486DX-33,	9"x11"x2.2", 10LB "Notebook" computer, with a large, 11" wide 12-volt, 12-cell NiCAD battery that attaches to the back with THumb Screws (and can be swapped for an Expansion Module). It came in two variations, the original 3500 which is white, has a 4-prong power connector, and monochrome STN passive matrix screen, and the 3500C which is dark gray, has a barrel jack power connector, and a DTSN Color LCD. Some versions have a trackball where the "486 DX Professional" Logo is often found built-in, but most tend not to have a pointing device at all. Also, the on-board mouse port has a toggle switch on the side to turn it on and off. The hardware inside is largely regular desktop components including a regular 3.5" full-height floppy drive, and a 3.5" full size IDE Hard Disk, and regular SIP memory, and a socket-1 LIF socket with a standard desktop 486 CPU in it. This is one of the most common NanTan Laptop computer models as they turn up on E-bay quite often still, and some are not that expensive at all.For More Information Click Here
FMA3530	Release Year:1992 CPU(s) Used:486 DX2/50, 486DX-25, 486DX-33 Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:BSi NB486DX2-50	It seems this was the model# assigned to the clock doubled (DX2) versions of the FMA3500 series right as they were phasing them out for the early-mid 90's gray colored models in the 4000+ series. Otherwise, appears identical to an FMA3500, which seems to be one of their most popular laptop designs as there has been a LOT of them on e-bay over the last 30 years.
FMA3600	Release Year:1994 CPU(s) Used:Intel Pentium 60/66 Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:Aspenta 60/66, BSI NP3656T Pentium, FutureTech FM366T	One of the earliest Pentium models released, likely did have a soundcard but unable to confirm what it had under the hood.
FMA5500	Release Year:1992 CPU(s) Used:486 DX-33 (5500 & 5500CDX), 486 SX-25 (5500SX), 486 DX2-50 (5500C) Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	FCC ID found for this model but no picture.
FMA6000	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:8/16MHz - 286? Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	FCC ID found for this model but no picture.
FMA6100	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:8/16MHz - 286? Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	FCC ID found for this model but no picture.
FMA6400	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:8/16MHz - 286? Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	FCC ID found for this model but no picture.
FMA6500	Release Year:1993 CPU(s) Used:486 DX-33 or DX-25MHz Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	Passive Matrix version of the 6530?
FMA6530	Release Year:1992 CPU(s) Used:486 DX-33 & DX-25 Video & Screen Option(s):Color LCD Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	Looks like an older version of the 7500. Looks like this was an Active Matrix model.
FMA7000 Is This a FMA7000? (1990 UNIQ PhD 286-12)	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:8/16MHz - 286? Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	I moved the UNIQ PhD 286-12 picture here because could this possibly be the FMA# for this model? Since If ound out via FCC ID That it is NOT a match for any of the 2100-3300 era laptops. If someone who has one of these could confirm or find a moere recent picture of this model, it'd be great.
FMA7500	Release Year:1995 CPU(s) Used:486 DX-33 & DX-25 Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	Late model 486 Laptop, this seems to have been a pretty popular design for a time as there tend to be a lot of them that turn up on e-bay at least a couple times a year. Seems like they were going after the DEC design with this model.
FMA7600	Release Year:1994 CPU(s) Used:Intel Pentium 60MHz Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	This was an entry found on the FCC website as most of these NaNTan Laptops use the model# for the FCC ID as well. This would be one of the earliest NanTan built Pentium laptops, using the much maligned 60/66 Socket 4 era architecture. No idea bout sound or graphics yet.
FMA8100	Release Year:1991 CPU(s) Used:386 DX 20MHz Video & Screen Option(s):DSTN 9.4"? LCD Panel, Monochrome, Stingray Rev 4+ VGA Video BIOS 2.21 Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no, Proprietary Expansion Slot Battery Type:NiCad External PSU:: KTX-8912A 9 Pin Mini DIN Sold As?:	Large, gray or white laptop computer with a mechanical keyboard (ALPS Keyswitches!!!), with the telltale being it's large size and weight, and two 1/2" Potentiometers for brightness and contrast (actual knobs!!). This laptop uses a very odd 9 pin Mini Din PSU P/N KTX-8912A that's very hard to find. The battery must be external NiCad or this may even be a power-supply only model. Uses regular Desktop components such as SIP Memory, Desktop CPUs, and desktop Floppy Drives.
FMA8200	Release Year:1993 CPU(s) Used:486 DX-33 Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:Duracom TravelPro FMA8200, Micro Express 8266, Sager FMA8200C	Here's a weird anomaly these oddly are listed as 82x series, but an example I found on e-bay below is a "NB8900".. These appear to be a precursor to the 9200 models that came later. I'm not sure what the specs are but I'm currently looking at buying one ATM for my own research.
FMA86	Release Year:1995 CPU(s) Used:Pentium Video & Screen Option(s):10.5" DTSN Color (D) or TFT Active Matrix Color (T), 800x600p Sound?:SoundBlaster Compatible Auudio PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:BSI NP8657D, BSI NP8662T, Micro Express NP8600-P120,	This was one of the last FMA-series designs, this one being a Pentium based notebook with CD-ROM and came with 800x600 and 640x480 screens it looks like. These were when NanTan started to catch up to the current-day industry of the time for awhile, and where they started to be known under the Sager and just a few short years later, Clevo brands, rather than as NTC/NanTan Computer.
FMAK9200/FMAP9200 1995 NanTan Notebook FMAK9200D	Release Year:1991? CPU(s) Used:Socket 1/2/3 486 CPUs including SX/DX/SX2/DX2/DX4 Video & Screen Option(s):STN Monochrome, DTSN Color, Active Matrix TFT? (Cables suggest it being possible) - 9.4" or 10.3" Sound?:ESS 488 AudioDrive Chipset with OPL/2 PCMCIA?:Type II x2 - 1x Type III Battery Type:2x NiMH 1800mAH 9.7vdc Sold As?:Prostar 9200M, Duracom 5110D, DFI MediaBook, BSI NP9249D, MicroExpress NB9266, MilkyWay Myriadbook 4/66	The bare bones 9200 is a gray Laptop roughly 8.5x11x2" and weighing roughly 8LBS. It uses 2 Nickel Metal Hydride 9vdc 1800mAH batteries, and has an ESS488 Audio Drive chipset with OPL. It's also a very tool-less design. I have mostly seen monochrome (9200M), and DTSN Passive Matrix Color (9200D) versions but there are some reports in PC Mag and some other places of TFT versions (9200T/9200C?). One nice thing abobut these is unlike a lot of the laptops on this page this one has a standard barrel jack with a thick pin on it, so finding a power supply at a reasonable price should not be too painfull - I use a $15 unit from e-bay with adjustable voltages and multiple tips.For More Information Click Here
FMA9400	Release Year:1994 CPU(s) Used:486 DX-25 or 33MHz Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	This was an entry found on the FCC website as most of these NaNTan Laptops use the model# for the FCC ID as well. This would be a 486 DX-25 or 33MHz unit, meaning this is likely a similar design to the 9200 series (which were very popular). No idea bout sound or graphics, I have been unable to locate a photograph of this machine.
FMA9420	FMA9420 Release Year:1994 CPU(s) Used:486 DX-25 or 33MHz Video & Screen Option(s):unknown Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	This was an entry found on the FCC website as most of these NaNTan Laptops use the model# for the FCC ID as well. This would be a 486 DX-25 or 33MHz unit, meaning this is likely a similar design to the 9200 series (which were very popular). No idea bout sound or graphics, I have been unable to locate a photograph of this machine.
FMA9500	Release Year:1994 CPU(s) Used:486 DX-25 or 33MHz Video & Screen Option(s):640x480 Sound?:unknown PCMCIA?:2X 16-bit Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	This model was discovered on a foreign auction site in what I assume to be possibly the Middle East or southeast Asia. It looks to be a VERY LATE model NanTan being as it has a trackpoint, a bigger than usual screen, and either is a very late model 486, or more likely an early model Pentium system of some kind (I find it hard to believe NanTan was building only one Pentium variant during this era since NanTan was most popular it seems during that magical transition between the 486 and the early Pentium 60/66/75/90/100/133 era hardware.
FMA9600	Release Year:1994 CPU(s) Used:i486 Video & Screen Option(s):10.3" Active Matrix TFT (NEC NL6448AC32-01) Sound?:ESS 1688 w/OPL3 PCMCIA?:2x - 1x PCMCIA Type II, 1x PCMCIA Type III Battery Type:2x 9.6v 1400mAH NiMH Sold As?:Linden MicroTech	A viewer sent this one in. It looks like the 9200/9400/9600 were a series of laptops all using the same case. This particular one in the picture is a Linden MicroTech model from Canada. Interestingly, it uses an entirely different motherboard from the 9200 model - where the memory card has been replaced with a Sound Card with an ESS 1688F SoundBlaster compatible chip on it. Otherwise, uses all the same parts. This is also the elusive Active Matrix model which makes it one of the penultimate 486 laptops you can find being as it has OPL/3, SoundBlaster compatible sound, AND an Active MAtrix Screen.
NB9800	Release Year:1994? CPU(s) Used:486 Video & Screen Option(s):DSTN or FSTN Color, Possibly STN Monochrome Sound?:internal speaker only PCMCIA?:no Battery Type:NiCad? Sold As?:	The NB9800 is an assumed NANTAN Design, possibly late in the game, that shares a lot of features, styling, and earmarks with both the 9200 series and the 7500 series. It's obviously a 486DX based laptop. It has a 4-prong power port, power button, it is unknown if it has sound, and it looks like it has only one PCMCIA Type II slot. This means this computer likely is a transitional model between the 7500 and the 9200 series. It seems these came in STN and possibly ACtive Matrix as well.