Operating System, Processor and System Memory

• Each Compaq Presario 1200US was based on the Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition operating system. The processor on the laptop was a single-core, Intel Celeron chip with an 800 MHz processing speed, 100 MHz front-side bus speed (the rate at which it connected with the motherboard for data transfer) and a secondary memory bank containing 128 KB of storage space. The pre-installed memory was 128 MB using a 100- MHz synchronous dynamic random access memory architecture. Users could upgrade the memory to a peak of 320 MB.
  
  

Storage and Media

• Each Compaq Presario 1200US laptop had an Integrated Drive Electronics-connected 10.1 GB hard drive and 3.5-inch 1.44 MB diskette drive. The optical drive was a CD/DVD combo with an 8x maximum read (playing) speed and a data transmission range of 3,600 to 10,800 kilobits per second. The notebook's audio system consisted of a pair of built-in JBL Pro stereo speakers, while video and graphics came from the motherboard-integrated Trident Cyberblade 3D Graphics controller, which takes up to 4 MB of the computer's RAM.
  
  

Networking and Connectors

• The Compaq Presario 1200US had a Peripheral Component Interconnect-attached modem with a maximum data transfer speed of 56 kilobits per second and compliance with the International Telecommunications Union's V.90 standard. Apart from the RJ-11 jack accompanying the modem, the external interfaces of the 1200US were two USB ports, PS/2 connector for an external keyboard or mouse, Video Graphics Array output for an external monitor and headphone and microphone jacks.
  
  

Physical Dimensions and Display

• Possessing an 88-key keyboard and weighing 7.3 lbs., the Compaq Presario 1200US measured 10.08 inches in width, 12.2 inches in length and 1.71 inches in height. Its 13.3-inch TFT screen supported up to an 800-by-600-pixel resolution and a 16-million color display in 24-bit depth.