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ThinkPad 755CD

1994–1995 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel 486DX4, 100 MHz
Ram: max: 40 MB via proprietary memory cards · base: 8 MB
Ports: Docking port · Parallel port · Serial port · PCMCIA slot · VGA out · Infrared port · UltraBay (CD-ROM or floppy, hot swappable)
Battery: NiMH removable, 8.4V 4000 mAh
Display: 10.4" active-matrix TFT color, 640x480
Storage: base: 540 MB HDD · options: 810 MB HDD
Weight: 3.1 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 95 (unofficial) · shipped: PC DOS with Microsoft Windows 3.1, OS/2 support

Upgrade paths

storage

810 MB HDD (period option), UltraBay swap between the CD-ROM and a floppy drive · The 755CD's headline feature was its double-speed CD-ROM drive built into a widened UltraBay, the first notebook on the market to ship one internally; the bay hot-swapped with a floppy module.

EASY

RAM

40 MB via proprietary IBM memory cards · Same proprietary card format used across the 700 series, not standard SIMMs.

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