Dual PMD-6000
The Dual PMD-6000 is a Pentium-based generic/ODM laptop that was released in around April 1997. This laptop was also known as the PMD 6 (PMD stands for PentiMedia). Interestingly, Dual Australia's website stated that "The PMD 6 era was short lived, it proved to be a troublesome notebook as many consumers found it extremely hard to setup." I'm not sure what this could mean. Potentially, it could be that installing a CPU into one was difficult, which would be a major negative to vendors/resellers, as most ODM laptops would ship to resellers without CPUs, RAM, and hard drives. If it took 20 minutes to install a CPU in this laptop when it only took 3 minutes in a laptop from a competing ODM, that would be a major negative for the reseller, which would have made it unpopular. Just speculation though.
Specifications
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| CPU | CPU Type: Socket 7 - Intel Pentium MMX @133-200MHz - AMD K5 |
| Chipset | Unknown |
| RAM | Type: FPM or EDO, 2x 72-pin slots Standard: N/A Maximum: 32MB |
| Storage | 2.5" IDE Requires Adapter: Unknown Standard: N/A |
| Display Options | - 12.1" Passive Matrix LCD (@800x600?) - 12.1" Active Matrix LCD (@1024x768?) |
| Graphics Chipset | Unknown VRAM: 2MB |
| Audio | Unknown vendor, has sound - Stereo Speakers |
| Main Battery | NiMH |
| CMOS Battery | Varta NiMH Barrel Battery (Soldered) |
| Power Supply | Unknown |
| Media Drives | Dual Modular Bays - Bay 1 holds Floppy Drive or battery - Bay 2 holds 8X CD-ROM Drive or 230MB MO Drive |
| PC Cards | 2x PCMCIA Slots (2x Type II/1x Type III) - ZoomVideo Support |
| Networking | None |
| Other I/O | - 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x Mic In - 1x Line In - 1x Line Out - Infrared |
| BIOS | Award |
| Pointing Device | Trackpad |
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