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Laptops '99

Mobile Computing at Rensselaer
Laptop Specs

For Fall 2000, the selected laptop computer is the IBM Thinkpad T20 with the following specifications:

Hardware:

Thinkpad T20 image 700 MHz Mobile Pentium III with Intel SpeedStep technology
128 MB RAM (expandable)
12 GB internal hard drive
14.1" high-resolution active matrix display
swappable 3.5" floppy drive
10/100 Ethernet
56Kbs modem
DVD CD-ROM drive
multimedia-capable
Lithium-ion battery
Three-year warranty
Weighs less than 5 pounds

Software:

Windows 98
Microsoft Office Pro 2000
Visual C++
Maple 6 (symbolic algebra program)
SolidWorks (a CAD package)
MapInfo Pro
National Instruments LabView
Internet Explorer/Netscape Communicator
Norton Anti-virus software
and more

Also included:

Security cable
Padded backpack carrying case
Ethernet cable