HP OmniBook

An HP OmniBook XE3 laptop

HP OmniBook is a range of laptop personal computers created by Hewlett Packard.

OmniBook 300

The HP OmniBook 300 (OB300) is a "superportable" laptop released in 1993 that weighed only 2.9 pounds and measured 1.4 × 6.4 × 11.1 inches. It is powered by an Intel 386SXLV processor, featured a full-size keyboard, a pop-up mouse, and a 9-inch VGA screen.[1][2][3] It had two PCMCIA slots for additional memory, modem, network card or other peripheral. One of its outstanding features was "Instant On". It was sold in three storage configurations: no mass storage (F1030A at $1515 USD), 10MB flash disc (F1031A at $2375 USD), or 40 MB hard drive (F1032A at $1950 USD). Compared to the hard drive, the flash memory disk reduced the weight and storage capacity but increased battery life. It came with reduced copies of MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. Due to storage limitations, the OmniBook 300 included Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word pre-installed in ROM, which was and remains unusual to this day.[4] The "International English" version of the OmniBook 300 used code page 850 (rather than the more common code page 437) as hardware code page.

Models

The range was discontinued following the acquisition of Compaq by Hewlett Packard.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HP Virtual Museum: Hewlett-Packard OmniBook 300, 1993". Hewlett Packard. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  2. ↑ "The OmniBook 600: Cute but Quirky". Cs.hmc.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  3. ↑ "Hardware". The HP Palmtop Paper. Thaddeus Computing. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. ↑ "HP Computer Museum". Hpmuseum.net. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  5. ↑ http://www.computerwoche.de/a/windows-3-1-arbeitet-auch-im-enhanced-mode-hewlett-packard-erweitert-die-festplatte-der-omnibook-pcs,1120957
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