[ltp] 770 EOL????
Paul Rubin
linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 22:31:17 -0700 (PDT)
> I would almost bet that IBM will announce a whole new family
> of notebooks at Comdex that are to replace the 770 line and
> use the form factor similar to the 600E. Probably be called
> the 780 or 790. It will likely have 8 or 16 MB video RAM
> 1280 x 1024 display and a mobile Pentium III capable
> motherboard, but the first will probably be a 400 PII. They
> might even offer integrated ethernet and offer preloaded
> Linux (RH) or at least utilities and patches.
I don't think a 1280x1024 display much smaller than the 770z's would
be nearly as nice. And the biggest 1280x1024 you could put in a 600E
form factor would be around 12.9" or something.