IBM ThinkPad 760

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IBM Thinkpad 760-series
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IBM ThinkPad 760ED
Manufacturer IBM
Introduced1995
Discontinued1998
Processor Intel Pentium I
Frequency90 MHz – 166 MHz
Memory8–64 MB EDO RAM
Ports Serial, Parallel, VGA out, IBM docking port, IBM external floppy drive port, CardBus (Windows 9x only), Video In, Video Out, MPEG-2 decoder (some models)

IBM ThinkPad 760 was a notebook computer introduced in 1995 by the IBM corporation into the market as part of the ThinkPad 700-series. It was succeeded in 1998 by the ThinkPad 770 series.

Contents

Features

The 760-series of the IBM ThinkPad was available at the time of its production as the most state of the art notebook available to the public by IBM. It featured the most advanced in mobile technology, and came standard with the latest of hardware available to laptops and notebooks of its time. It used the Intel Pentium processor, and utilized EDO RAM soldered onto the motherboard to prevent booting without usable RAM, and the ability to easily exchange critical hardware components, such as the Hard Drive, Battery, Option hardware that can fit in the UltraBay, and the RAM. This model also featured the unique keyboard that could slide upward on the back side on rails to "flip up" towards the user and provide a more ergonomic feel.

The 760C and L models did not provide space for an optical drive and were a thinner form factor similar in size and shape to the outgoing 755-series. This is despite the fact the 755-range accommodated it's own optical drive.

The later 765 models were another form factor again, having a larger footprint more akin to the 770-series.

Models

Note – the "D" in the model number signifies the machine had the updated chassis with provision for fitment of a CD-ROM drive, or when using an adapter plate, an internal floppy disk drive. The models without the "D" didn't officially come with the updated chassis.

760LD internals IBM ThinkPad 760LD (internals).jpg
760LD internals

Model Comparison

ModelIntroduction

Date

Withdrawal

Date

Base

Price

Display

Options

Resolution

Options

CPUMemory

(std - max)

Video

Controller

Audio

Controller

Hard Drive

Options

Misc

Info

DSTNTFT
760LFeb 1996Oct 1996?10.4"

Color

640x480 Pentium I - 90 MHz

60 MHz bus

256 KB cache

8 - 64 MB

70 ns

FP

CYBER9320

1 MB DRAM

VL Bus 2.0

ESS1688 810 MBBoth:

UltraBay

2x Infrared Ports

NiMH Battery

L:

1.44 MB FDD

LD:

4X CD-ROM

760LD?10.4"

Color

Pentium I - 90/120 MHz

60 MHz bus

256 KB cache

760COct 1995?10.4"

12.1"

Color

640x480

800x600

Mwave

MDSP2780

720 MB1.08 GBBoth:

UltraBay

28.8 Kbps Modem

2x Infrared Ports

Li-Ion Battery

C:

1.44 MB FDD

CD:

4X CD-ROM

760CD?12.1"

Color

1.2 GB
760ELMay 1996??11.3"

Color

12.1"

Color

Pentium I - 100, 120, or 133 MHz

60 or 66 MHz bus

256 KB cache

8 - 104 MB

70 ns

CYBER9320

1 MB DRAM

PCI 2.1

ESS1688 810 MB1.08 GBBoth: UltraBay

2x Infrared Ports

NiMH Battery

EL:

1.44 MB FDD

ELD:

4X CD-ROM

760EL

(Fall 96)

Oct 1996Jul 1997?11.3"

Color

12.1"

Color

Pentium I - 120 or 133 MHz

60 or 66 MHz bus

256 KB cache

CYBER9320 (DSTN)

CYBER9385 (TFT)

1 MB DRAM

PCI 2.1

1.35GB2.1GB
760ELDMay 1996May 1997?12.1"

Color

Pentium I - 100 or 133 MHz

66 MHz bus

256 KB cache

8 - 72 MB

70 ns

EDO

CYBER9320

1 MB DRAM

PCI 2.1

810 MB
760E

(SVGA)

Jan 1997?-12.1"

Color

Pentium I - 120 or 133 MHz

60 or 66 MHz bus

256 KB cache

8 - 104 MB

70 ns

EDO

Mwave

MDSP2780

810MB1.08 GB1.2 GBThick:

UltraBay

1.44 MB FDD

Both:

28.8 Kbps Modem

2x Infrared Ports

Li-Ion Battery

760E

(XGA)

Oct 1996Oct 1997?-12.1"

Color

640x480

800x600

1024x768

Pentium I - 150 MHz

60 MHz bus

256 KB cache

16 - 80 MB

70 ns

EDO

CYBER9385

2 MB DRAM

PCI 2.1

2.1 GBBoth: UltraBay

28.8 Kbps Modem

2x Infrared Ports

Li-Ion Battery

E:

1.44 MB FDD

ED:

4X or 6X CD-ROM

760ED

(SVGA)

May 1996Jan 1997?-12.1"

Color

640x480

800x600

Pentium I - 133 MHz

66 MHz bus

256 KB cache

1.2GB
760ED

(XGA)

Oct 1996Oct 1997?-12.1"

Color

640x480

800x600

1024x768

2.1 GB
760XLApr 1997Jan 1998?12.1"

Color

640x480

800x600

Pentium I - 166 MHz

66 MHz bus

MMX

256 KB cache

16 - 104 MB

70 ns

EDO

CYBER9385

1 MB DRAM

PCI 2.1

ESS1688 All: UltraBay

2x Infrared Ports

Li-Ion Battery

760XL/765L:

1.44 MB FDD

760XD/765D:

8X CD-ROM

28.8 Kbps Modem

760XD?12.1"

Color

640x480

800x600

1024x768

32 - 104 MB

70 ns

EDO

CYBER9385

2 MB DRAM

PCI 2.1

Mwave

MDSP2780

3.0GB
765LJun 1997Jul 1998?-13.3"

Color

ESS1688
765DJul 1997?-13.3"

Color

Mwave MDSP2780

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