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HP 300LX

The HP 300LX was one of the first handheld PCs designed to run the Windows CE 1.0 operating system from Microsoft. Originally announced in 1996, the HP 300LX was released together with the 320LX in the second quarter of 1997. Unlike other HPCs of the time, the resistive touch screen had a higher screen resolution of 640x240 with four shades of grey, rather than the standard 480x240 resolution of other devices, such as the Casio Cassiopeia A-10. The device also sported a full PC card slot, a serial link cable plug, and an infrared port.

HP 320LX and 360LX
320LX The HP 320LX, released in 1997 alongside the 300LX, was an improved version of the 300LX. It was largely identical to its sister unit, but included a backlit screen, an increase in RAM from 2 MB to 4 MB, and a dedicated compact flash slot. It was also upgradable to Windows CE 2.0 (which required a physical replacement of the ROM card containing the OS). The 320LX came boxed with an AC adapter and serial cradle in addition to the standard equipment from 300LX. 360LX A later variant, HP 360LX, increased the RAM to 8 MB and increased the CPU clock speed to 60 MHz. It also shipped with Windows CE 2.0. The 360LX was released on November 10, 1997 at a starting price of $699. Ericsson MC12 and MC16 Ericsson marketed re-branded variants of the 320LX and 360LX named MC12 and MC16, respectively. They consisted of essentially the same hardware, but were shipped with a cable and software combo that allowed for using select Ericsson phones as modems. ==See also==
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