Compaq Desktop Computer
Compaq Desktop Computer
Information
Name: Compaq Presario 425 - Model 100.
Comments: This was my main computer from December 1993 to October 2001. I have given this computer to my friend in the 2000s.
Notes: Although you can't replace the small integrated monitor (at least in the traditional way) and there aren't many ports for external devices, this was a neat little machine and it was possible to easily carry it from one room to another.
Hardware
Case: non-standard, desktop.
Monitor: integrated to case, Compaq/CL 5420 (according to Windows), 14", SVGA, CRT, 800 x 600 pixels, 256 colors, 0.28 mm dot pitch
- resolutions in Windows: 1024 x 768 (16 colors, interlaced), 800 x 600 (256 colors, non-interlaced), 640 x 480 (256 colors, non-interlaced)
Processor: Intel 486DX2/66 MHz.
Memory: 20 MB.
Hard drive: 407 MB.
Floppy disk drive: 3.5" 1.4 MB HD.
Accelerator chip: Cirrus Logic 5420.
Video memory: 512 KB.
Sound card: Sound Blaster Pro.
Slots: 2 x ISA (Industry Standard Architecture).
Ports and connections (I/O):
- serial port: COM1 (modem)
- parallel ports: LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 (e.g. printer and optical drive)
- game port (joystick)
- keyboard interface
- mouse interface
Software
Operating systems:
- Windows 3.11 for Workgroups
- MS-DOS 6.02
Office software: ClarisWorks 1.0 and 3.0.
Math software: Mathcad 6.0 Student Edition.
Accessories and Peripherals
Keyboard: Compaq.
Mouse: Compaq.
Scanner: Logitech ScanMan 256.
Optical drive, external: Creative CD-ROM, 2 x.
Phone line modem, external: Well 28,800 bps.
Previous Features Of This Desktop Computer
Processor: Intel 486SX/25 MHz.
Memory: 8 MB.
Memory: 4 MB.
Hard drive: 100 MB.
Windows 3.1.
MS-DOS 6.0.
Last modified: May 18th, 2013
Author: Tomi Häsä (tomi.hasa@gmail.com)
URL: http://sites.google.com/site/tomihasa/compaq-computer
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