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Manufacturer |
Hewlett-Packard (US) |
Model |
Integral PC |
Date Launched |
Early 1985 |
Price |
£5450 |
Microprocessor type |
Motorola 68000 @ 8 MHz |
ROM size |
256 kilobytes |
Standard RAM |
512 kilobytes |
Maximum RAM |
1.5 megabytes internally. |
Keyboard type |
Good quality typewriter style with 90 keys, including function keys and numeric pad. |
Supplied language |
HP Technical BASIC. |
Text resolution |
80 columns x 24 lines. |
Graphics resolution |
512 x 255 pixels |
Colours available |
Monochrome (black on amber) |
Sound |
None ? |
Cassette load speed |
Had a built-in 3½ inch floppy disk drive of 710 kilobytes capacity. |
Dimensions (mm) |
330 x 430 x 215 (closed up) |
Special features |
A portable machine, measuring 8½x13x17 inches when packed away, but requiring mains power. |
Good points |
High build quality. |
Bad points |
Extremely expensive, even considering its hardware specification. |
How successful? |
Apart from a review in Personal Computer World magazine I have seen no mention of the HP Integral. |
Comments |
With its flat screen display, printer built in to the top, multitasking operating system and windows/mouse interface the Integral PC was technically advanced for 1985. However the lack of an internal hard disk drive and the need for mains power to operate it limited its usefulness as a portable computer. |
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