IBM ThinkPad 770

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IBM ThinkPad 770-series
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Manufacturer IBM
Introduced1997
Discontinued1999
Processor Intel Pentium I, Pentium II
Frequency200-366 MHz
Memory64-128 MB PC66 SDRAM
Ports Serial, Parallel, VGA out, IBM docking port, IBM external floppy drive port, CardBus, USB 1.0

IBM ThinkPad 770 was a laptop designed and manufactured by IBM targeted for the business, enterprise and professional user. It was the last lineup in the ThinkPad 700-series, succeeding the 760 as the high-end laptop of the ThinkPad lineup. The line was produced from October 1997 to October 1999, and eventually replaced by the ThinkPad models 390X and 600X.

Contents

Features

The first 770s were shipped with either Windows NT4 or 95, but later shipped with 98 pre-installed. They were equipped with IBM's Ultrabay II, allowing for the option of either a CD-ROM, floppy drive or 2nd battery.

One notable feature of the ThinkPad 770 is that it was the first laptop available with a DVD-ROM [1] option in addition to a USB port and AC-3 support.

The first 770s featured an Intel Pentium I processor running at 233 MHz but with an optional 266 MHz upgrade. Later models introduced the Intel Pentium II mobile processor, and because these 770s use a certain processor socket, many have had success installing much more powerful processors generating up to 850 MHz. Although most models run at the 1024x768 resolution, some later models are capable of the 1280x1024 resolution. All use Trident Cyber 9397 graphics chips with 2MB memory in the 770, 4MB memory in the 770E/770ED, and 4 or 8MB memory in the 770X/770Z, depending on the resolution. [2]

Models

Model comparison

ModelIntroduction

Date

Withdrawal

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DSTNTFT
770Oct 1997Sep 1998?13.3"14.1"

Color

1024x768 Pentium I - 200 or 233 MHz

66 MHz bus

MMX

512 KB cache

32 - 256 MB

83 or 100 MHz

SDRAM

CYBER9397

2 MB SGRAM

PCI 2.1

CS4237B3.2GB4GB5.1GB UltraBay II

2x Infrared Ports

1x USB Port

Docking Port

Li-Ion Battery

770EApr 1998Dec 1998?14.1"Color Pentium II - 266 MHz

66 MHz bus

512 KB cache

32 - 288 MB

83 or 100 MHz

SDRAM

CYBER9397E

4 MB SGRAM

PCI 2.1

5.1GB
770ED?14.1"Color64 - 288 MB

83 or 100 MHz

SDRAM

8.1GB
770XOct 1998Jun 1999?13.7"

14.1"

Color

1024x768

1280x1024

Pentium II - 300 MHz

66 MHz bus

512 KB cache

64 - 320 MB

66 MHz

SDRAM

CYBER9397DVD

4-8 MB SGRAM

AGP 1X

CS4239

CS4610

770ZFeb 1999Dec 1999?- Pentium II - 366 MHz

66 MHz bus

512 KB cache

128 - 320 MB

66 MHz

SDRAM

14.1GB

Reception

The ThinkPad 770 won the Technical Excellence Award by PCMag in December 1997. [4]

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References

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  4. "Winner: IBM ThinkPad 770". PC Mag . 16 December 1997.
Preceded by IBM ThinkPad 770
October 1997-October 1999
Succeeded by
IBM ThinkPad 600X
IBM ThinkPad 390X