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The Compaq LTE was a line of laptop computers, introduced in 1989. The first models, the Compaq LTE and the Compaq LTE 286, were among the first computers to be the size of a paper notebook, spurring the use of the term "notebook" to describe a smaller laptop. They were also among the first to include both built-in hard disk and floppy disk drives, offering performance comparable to then-current desktop machines. The model name "LTE" is assumed to many consumers to mean "LITE", owing to the device's small size and weight. [http://www.varbusiness.com/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=161601749
Specifications
The two original LTE models differed primarily in the processor availability; however, the 286 model came with a standard 40-megabyte hard drive in place of the base model's 20. Both computers weighed 3 kg (6.7 lb). They ran MS-DOS version 3.31.
- Processor: LTE: 9.55-MHz Intel 8086; LTE 286: 12 MHz Intel 80C286
- Memory: 640K base RAM, additional 1 - 4 MB using proprietary memory cards
- Hard disk: LTE: 20 MB: LTE/286: 40 MB HD, <29 ms seek time
- 1.44 MB floppy drive
- Video adapter: Backlit grayscale CGA 640 x 200 display (80/40 x 25 lines, 4 shades of gray) with separate CGA video output
- Modem: Internal 2400 bit/s Hayes
Later models
The success of the original LTE series led Compaq to apply the designation to later models. Subsequent Compaq LTE computers had a pointing stick in the middle of the keyboard and were able to hook up to a docking station to act as a regular desktop computer. Later models, such as the one to the right, are able to remove the floppy drive to add an internal CD-ROM drive, which was an expensive upgrade option for the late LTE series.
External links
- Article describing original LTE/286
- Munich Computer Museum entry on the LTE (in German)
- Images of the LTE with description in French
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"Compaq LTE"