The first peripherals for NEC's 8201 book-size portable have arrived. The company was showing a thermal printer and a cassette recorder, both of which matched the dimensions of the micro itself. The PC-82221A printer is a tiny unit 11cm wide; with an 8-bit parallel interface it costs £85. For 58 there is the PC8281A data recorder. Other news from NEC - as of February its APC business system is expected to run Concurrent CP/M, but memory upgrades to the 8201 could be delayed by a shortage of CMOS chips.