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| Developer | Hewlett-Packard |
|---|---|
| Type | Notebook |
| Release date | 1993 |
| Successor | Compaq Presario |
HP OmniBook was 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 US$1515), 10MB flash disc (F1031A at $2375), or 40 MB hard drive (F1032A at $1950). 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
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- OmniBook 300 — launched in 1993 (F1030A/F1031A/F1032A)
- OmniBook 425 (F1033A/F1034A/F1036A)
- OmniBook 430 (F1035A/F1037A/F1038A)[5]
- OmniBook 500
- OmniBook 510
- OmniBook 530
- OmniBook 600
- OmniBook 800
- OmniBook 900
- OmniBook 2000
- OmniBook 2100
- OmniBook 3000
- OmniBook 4000
- OmniBook 4150
- OmniBook 4400
- OmniBook 4500
- OmniBook 5000
- OmniBook 5500
- OmniBook 5700
- OmniBook 6000
- OmniBook 6100
- OmniBook 6200
- OmniBook 7000
- OmniBook 7100
- OmniBook XE2
- OmniBook XE3
The range was discontinued following the acquisition of Compaq by Hewlett Packard in 2002.
See also
- HP OmniGo
- HP Pavilion
- Compaq Presario
References
- ^ "HP Virtual Museum: Hewlett-Packard OmniBook 300, 1993". Hewlett Packard. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "The OmniBook 600: Cute but Quirky". Cs.hmc.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Hardware". The HP Palmtop Paper. Thaddeus Computing. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "HP Computer Museum". Hpmuseum.net. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Windows 3.1 arbeitet auch im Enhanced Mode Hewlett-Packard erweitert die Festplatte der Omnibook-PCs". www.computerwoche.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-12-08.
External links
- Official HP pages
- OmniBook search results on HP's website
- OmniBook support page, with more extensive list of models here [1]
- Others
- HP Omnibook Information - by Kieran Garbutt
- HP Omnibook site by Sean McCreary