Zenith Z-Star 433VL/VLp
The Z-Star 433VL and 433VLp are Cyrix 486-based laptops that were released by Zenith Data Systems in 1993. These systems were also sold as the Packard Bell Statesman. They are one of two laptops to use Zenith's "J-Mouse" pointing device, with the other being some configurations of the Z-Star EX.
The Zenith-badged laptops were only available with a 33MHz Cx486SLC processor. The Packard Bell version was available with the aforementioned CPU, but also came with a 50MHz Cx486SLC2 on Statesman Plus models.
Specifications
| Spec | Z-Star 433VL | Z-Star 433VLp |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | CPU Type: Soldered QFP Cyrix Cx486SLC @33MHz | |
| Chipset | Unknown | |
| RAM | Type: Proprietary Standard: 4 or 8MB Maximum: 12MB | |
| Storage | 2.5" IDE Requires Adapter: Unknown Standard: 200MB | 2.5" IDE Requires Adapter: Unknown Standard: 170MB |
| Display Options | 9.5" Passive Matrix Grayscale @640x480 | 9.5" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 |
| Graphics Chipset | Chips & Technologies VRAM: Unknown | |
| Audio | PC Speaker | |
| Main Battery | NiMH | |
| CMOS Battery | Unknown | |
| Power Supply | Proprietary Mini-DIN | |
| Media Drives | 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive | |
| PC Cards | 1x PCMCIA Slot | |
| Networking | None | |
| Other I/O | - 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 | |
| BIOS | Phoenix | |
| Pointing Device | J-Mouse | |
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