$4,750 Laptop From 1997: HP OmniBook 800CT

LGR October 13, 2023
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166MHz Pentium MMX CPU! 48MB RAM! Windows 95! Sound Blaster compatibility! All in a slim, lightweight 1997 system that cost... $5,000 or so, yikes. Let's dive into the quirky Hewlett Packard notebook computer that was once their top of the line subnotebook – the Omnibook 800CT model F1360A ● LGR links: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● All background music licensed from: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00 I love mid 90s subnotebooks 00:28 The OmniBook 800 from 1996 00:51 Enter the Intel Pentium MMX 01:46 Business, business, business 02:37 Ultraportable and subnotebook PCs 03:07 Overview of the 800CT features 06:10 All the accessories and peripherals 07:28 Running Windows 95 08:50 Preinstalled software, HP programs 10:29 LHX Attack Chopper 12:04 Graphics chip, ESS AudioDrive 13:12 Tyrian 2000 14:48 Function key functionality 15:37 Duke Nukem 3D of course 17:16 POD with MMX Technology 18:59 FIFA Road to World Cup 98 21:07 It has quirks but I love the Omnibook #LGR #retro #computer #hp #90s

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