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Packard Bell Legend (1993)

1993 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel 486DX2 50 MHz (Legend 800 flagship); lesser models ran 486SX 20-25 MHz with a drop-in OverDrive upgrade path
Gpu: Onboard video, 512 KB to 1 MB; chip varied mid-production between Headland Technology and Cirrus Logic parts
Ram: max: 36-64 MB depending on board revision (some boards: 4 MB soldered plus 72-pin SIMM sockets) · base: 4 MB (Legend 800), 2 MB on mid-tier models
Ports: Serial x2 · Parallel · PS/2 mouse · VGA (onboard video) · ISA 16-bit x3 via riser card
Display: Sold as monitor-included bundles; specific bundled monitor models not well documented
Storage: base: 210 MB IDE hard drive with 5.25" floppy (Legend 800) · options: 130 MB IDE (Legend 730) · CD-ROM on -CD suffixed models
Os Support: latest: Windows 95 (runs on DX2-class Legends) · shipped: MS-DOS with Windows 3.1 and Packard Bell Navigator shell
Release Price: $2,099

Variants

Revisions

Legend 730486SX/20, 2 MB, 130 MB HDD, $1,099.99 at Sears, 1993

Legend 800486DX2/50, 4 MB, 210 MB HDD, 1993 retail flagship

Legend 115486SX-25 on the PB450 board with OverDrive socket up to 100 MHz

Upgrade paths

CPU

Drop-in 486 OverDrive upgrades up to DX4-100 on PB450-board models · The 486SX board family was designed around a socketed upgrade path; documented in the board manual.

EASY