The Compaq LTE Elite is a series of laptop computers which consists of the 4/25, 4/40, 4/50, and 4/75 models. Although they are older computers, there are usually a number of them listed on eBay.com (especially the 4/40 and 4/75), so they were apparently quite
popular when they were new. I recently purchased a used Compaq LTE Elite 4/75C, which I am using to type this article, and plan to continue to use for word processing.
The Elite 4/75C I purchased did not come with a hard drive (it was removed for "security reasons" by the previous owner), so I tried to start it up with a regular MS-DOS boot disk. For some reason this didn't work ("non-system disk"), so I did some research online and read on an archived newsgroup message that the 4/75C will boot to DOS from a Windows 98 boot disk; fortunately I have one of these which came with another computer, so I was able to boot it successfully. This may or may not apply to other versions of Windows and/or other Compaq LTE computer models.
In addition to MS-DOS, the 4/75C meets the minimum system requirements for Windows 3.x, 95, and 98, as indicated by the Microsoft website. The Elite 4/25, 4/40, and 4/50 only meet the requirements for 3.x and 95. The LTE Elite I am using was upgraded to twenty megabytes of memory. Support information and drivers are still available for the Elite 4/40, 4/50, and 4/75 on the Compaq/HP website.
It is rather compact and fairly lightweight, measuring only 11.75"x8.75" and approximately 2" thick, when closed. Measured diagonally, the LTE Elite's built-in color screen is almost 9.5 inches; an external monitor can also be connected. The lack of need for an external power supply/adapter enhances its portability (see 2nd-to-last paragraph). Convenient sliding brightness and contrast controls are located next to the screen. Unlike most laptop computer models, it has a small built-in trackball next to the screen, in the lower-right corner. The trackball buttons are on back of the screen panel, behind the trackball.
The Elite 4/75C I purchased did not come with a hard drive (it was removed for "security reasons" by the previous owner), so I tried to start it up with a regular MS-DOS boot disk. For some reason this didn't work ("non-system disk"), so I did some research online and read on an archived newsgroup message that the 4/75C will boot to DOS from a Windows 98 boot disk; fortunately I have one of these which came with another computer, so I was able to boot it successfully. This may or may not apply to other versions of Windows and/or other Compaq LTE computer models.
In addition to MS-DOS, the 4/75C meets the minimum system requirements for Windows 3.x, 95, and 98, as indicated by the Microsoft website. The Elite 4/25, 4/40, and 4/50 only meet the requirements for 3.x and 95. The LTE Elite I am using was upgraded to twenty megabytes of memory. Support information and drivers are still available for the Elite 4/40, 4/50, and 4/75 on the Compaq/HP website.
It is rather compact and fairly lightweight, measuring only 11.75"x8.75" and approximately 2" thick, when closed. Measured diagonally, the LTE Elite's built-in color screen is almost 9.5 inches; an external monitor can also be connected. The lack of need for an external power supply/adapter enhances its portability (see 2nd-to-last paragraph). Convenient sliding brightness and contrast controls are located next to the screen. Unlike most laptop computer models, it has a small built-in trackball next to the screen, in the lower-right corner. The trackball buttons are on back of the screen panel, behind the trackball.
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