Compaq Aero

Compaq Aero

The Compaq Aero was popularized as a line of computer handhelds produced by Compaq Computer Corporation. It was succeeded by the iPAQ line. The Aero name was first used for small sub-notebooks Compaq produced in the mid-90's, the Contura Aero 4/25 and 4/33c.

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Early Subnotebook

The Compaq Contura Aero 4/25 and 4/33c were among the earliest subnotebook computers that acted as a precursor to netbooks. They were released in 1994 and ran MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. They were part of Compaq's Contura line of laptop computers but were smaller. Other laptops in the Contura series include the 3/20, 3/25, 3/25c, 410C, 410CX, 430C, 430CX

4/25

  • a 486sx-based subnotebook running at 25Mhz
  • VGA monochrome display
  • 170Mb hard disk drive
  • 1 PCMCIA slot
  • 3.8 x 26 x 19 cm [1]

4/33c

  • a 486sx-based subnotebook running at 33Mhz
  • passive matrix color display
  • 1 PCMCIA slot
  • 4.3 x 26 x 19 cm

List of Aero handhelds

  • Compaq Aero 1500 Palm-size PC[2]
  • Compaq Aero 2100 Color Palm-size PC[3]
  • Compaq Aero 8000 Handheld PC Pro[4]

This line of palm-sized PCs from Compaq was first succeeded by the Compaq C-Series[5] and then by the Aero 1550 Pocket PC.[6] The line of handheld devices starting from the Aero 1550 Pocket PC were finally moulded into the iPAQ line of handheld devices, which is currently handled by Hewlett-Packard, after the acquisition of Compaq by HP.

References

  1. ^ Compaq Aero FAQ
  2. ^ Aero 1500 Quickspecs
  3. ^ Aero 2100 Quickspecs
  4. ^ Aero 8000 Quickspecs
  5. ^ C-Series Quickspecs
  6. ^ Aero 1550 Quickspecs
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