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The HP 95LX introduced the basic design in 1991. It was known internally as Project Jaguar. It had an Intel 8086 CPU, but was hampered in running PC applications because of its quarter-CGA resolution LCD screen and MDA compatible (instead of CGA) graphics chip. The HP95lx for the most part only displays graphics in a special LX Graphics mode. It runs DOS 3.22 and has Lotus 1-2-3 built in. It also includes a CR2032 battery for memory backup when the AA mains run out.
The HP 95LX had an NEC V20 CPU (an Intel 8088 clone) and cannot be considered completely PC-compatible because of its quarter-CGA resolution LCD screen. It ran Microsoft's MS-DOS version 3.22 and had Lotus 1-2-3 built in. Other software in read-only memory (ROM) included a calculator, an appointment calendar, a telecommunications program, and a simple text editor. It also included a CR 2025 lithium coin cell for memory backup when the two AA main batteries run out. For mass storage, the HP95LX had a single PCMCIA slot which could hold a static RAM card (which had its own back-up coin cell). An RS-232-compatible serial port was provided, as well as an infrared port for printing on compatible models of Hewlett Packard printers[1]. In character mode, the display showed 16 lines of 40 characters and had no back light.
The Hewlett-Packard 95LX, also known as the HP Jaguar, is a personal digital assistant, or palmtop computer, introduced by the Hewlett-Packard Company in 1991. The computer is about the size of two checkbooks put back to back--it is 6.3 inches long, 3.4 inches wide and just 1 inch high. The device weighs 11 ounces.
Referred to as a palmtop computer, the little HP 95LX weighed in at just 11 ounces. It occupied the space of two checkbooks glued back to back (6.3 inches x 3.4 inches x 1 inch) and could run on a pair of AA batteries for up a monthr—both great assets when taking computers on the road. But the real appeal lay in its industry-leading capabilities.
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