HP Omnibook

An HP Omnibook XE3 laptop

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

OmniBook 300

The OmniBook 300 was a "superportable" laptop released in 1993 that weighed only 2.9 pounds and measured 1.4 × 6.4 × 11.1 inches. It was 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. 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. 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]

Models

• OmniBook 300 — launched in 1993
• OmniBook 425
• OmniBook 430
• 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.

See also

• HP Pavilion
• Compaq Presario

References

1. ↑ "HP Virtual Museum: Hewlett-Packard Omnibook 300, 1993". Hp.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20. 
2. ↑ "The Omnibook 600: Cute but Quirky". Cs.hmc.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-20. 
3. ↑ "Hardware". Palmtoppaper.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20. 
4. ↑ "HP Computer Museum". Hpmuseum.net. Retrieved 2012-02-20. 

External links

Official HP pages

• OmniBook search results on HP's website
• OmniBook support page, with more extensive list of models here

Others

• HP Omnibook Information - by Kieran Garbutt
• HP Omnibook site by Sean McCreary