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Poqet Pc

The Poqet Pc is a very small, portable IBM PC-XT compatible computer, introduced around 1989. It was the first palmtop-formfactor IBM PC.

There were three variants of the poqet, the "Prime", "Classic" and "Plus", where prime and classic are close to each other, and the plus being a little different: PCMCIA 2.0 (from pre-PCMCIA 1.0), TYPE II (from TYPE I), Proprietary NiCd battery[?] (from standard AA-batteries), bigger and heavier, transreflective display and more RAM.

Poqet PC

It is quite comparable to hp95/100/200LX.

See also: Poqet Pc programming

Specifications:

Size:                       8.8" x 4.3" x 1"
                            22.3cm x 10.9cm x 2.5cm
Weight:                     1.2 lb (0.54 kg) w/batteries
Battery life:               50-100 hours (But expect a lot less if running long, cpu-intensive programs (10-20h approx))
Microprocessor:             80C88 / 0-8Mhz (methinks its 5Mhz, actually.)
Memory:                     640 KB SRAM
Display:                    reflective DSTN (no backlight)
Display compatibility:      MDA: 80 x 25 characters
                            CGA: 640 x 200 pixels
PCMCIA:                     2-Type I, Revision 1.0 memory card slots
                            SRAM cards must operate a 3.3v
                            Does not support Revision 2.0 modem and
                            network cards.
Secondary storage:          Drive A: 512 KB - 2 MB PCMCIA (not included)
                            Drive B: 512 KB - 2 MB PCMCIA (not included)
                            Drive C: 768 KB ROM drive with MS-DOS 3.3
                                     and PoqetTools
                            Drive D: 22K volatile RAM drive
Built-in software:          MS-DOS 3.3, PoqetLink, and PoqetTools

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