AST Bravo NB, Ascentia 700N Series, and Advantage! Explorer 486SX/33
The laptops listed above all use the same design from Quanta. Dell also sold some early Latitudes in this same case. The Ascentia 700N models were apparently only sold in Europe. I've never actually seen a photo of a 700N, just some online references.
Known Sub-Models: Bravo NB: 4/25s, 4/33s
Specifications
Likely missing some standard options - I put this data together from various secondary sources, I cannot find a specsheet direct from AST.
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| CPU | CPU Type: Soldered QFP Intel 486SX @25 or 33MHz |
| Chipset | ACC Micro 2046 |
| RAM | Type: Proprietary Standard: 4MB Maximum: 20MB |
| Hard Disk | 2.5" IDE Uses proprietary adapter?: Yes Standard: 120, 136, or 170MB |
| Display Options | - Passive Matrix Grayscale @640x480 - 9.5" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 - 8.4" Active Matrix Color @640x480 |
| Graphics Chipset | Chips & Technologies 65530 VRAM: 512KB |
| Audio | PC Speaker |
| Main Battery | NiMH |
| CMOS Battery | VL1220 Lithium (Soldered) |
| Power Supply | Barrel Jack |
| Disk Drives | 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive - Mitsumi D353F2 (Belt-driven) |
| PC Cards | 1x PCMCIA Slot |
| Networking | Unknown |
| Other I/O | - 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 2x PS/2 |
| BIOS | Unknown |
| Pointing Device | Trackball |
Other Notes
These definitely suffer from brittle plastic and hinge failures, like nearly every other laptop from this time.
For disassembly, there is a screw hidden under the function key label, above the F1 key.
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