LTE 8086 and 80286         Notebook-size laptops with hard disks
Compaq's New One Weighs in at 6.7 Pounds, Even with Hard Disk
 
Microbytes Daily News Service
Copyright (c) 1989, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
The new Compaq LTE is an 8086 or 80C286 that's about the size of
a thick notebook, measuring 8 x 11 and just under 2 inches. It
weighs about 7 pounds.
 
Both versions have a 3.5-inch 1.44-megabyte floppy drive and are
identical except for the CPU. The 8086 comes without a hard disk
drive or with a 20-megabyte internal hard disk drive. The LTE/286
comes in three basic configurations: no hard disk, a 20-megabyte
hard disk, and a 40-megabyte hard disk drive. Only the LTE/286
accepts a math processor.
 
While other laptop makers are now building VGA-style displays in
their computers (resolution of 640 x 480), Compaq has chosen a
CGA-style backlit screen (640 x 200) for the LTE. The LTE has an
80-key keyboard that's half-an-inch thick.
 
Compaq rates the battery life at 3.5 hours. A power-management
utility, Powercon, lets you set the amount of idle time before
blanking the screen, putting the system to "sleep," or turning
off the hard-disk drive. A standby button next to the video
controls lets you shut down the LTE while maintaining the memory
contents in RAM.
 
Price: 8086, $2399; 8086 with 20-megabyte hard disk drive, $2999;
LTE/286, $3899, LTE/286 with 20-megabyte hard disk drive, $4499;
LTE/286 with 40-megabyte hard disk drive, $4999.
 
Contact: Compaq Computer Corp, 20555 FM 149, Houston, TX
77269-2000; (713) 370-0670
 
                           --- Roger K. Adams and Michael Nadeau
 
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