Compaq tc1000

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Compaq TC-1000
TC1100 tablet - next model with same design, with HP logo instead of Compaq logo.
DeveloperCompaq
TypeLaplet
Release date2003
Operating systemWindows XP Tablet PC Edition
CPUTransmeta Crusoe 5800
1.0 GHz, 512 KB Cache
Memory256 MB (SDRAM)
Storage30, 40, or 60 GB Hard Drive
Display10.4 Inches 1024x768
GraphicsNvidia GeForce2Go (16 MB, SDRAM)
Power40 Wh Li ion
Dimensions10.8 in × 8.5 in × .8 in (274 mm × 216 mm × 20 mm)
Mass3.1 lb (1.4 kg)
4 lb (1.8 kg) With Keyboard
SuccessorHP Compaq TC1100

The TC1000 is a 10.4" laplet designed by Compaq, before it was purchased by HP. It used the Transmeta Crusoe processor. Unlike many other tablet PCs of its time (which can only operate either in a traditional laptop configuration, or with the keyboard folded behind the screen), the display is fully detachable from the keyboard. The product was developed and manufactured using ODM model from LG Electronics, Inc. of South Korea.

The TC1000 was replaced by the HP Compaq TC1100 which features a faster Pentium M processor and an integrated digitizer from Wacom (the TC1000 used a Finepoint digitizer which required a AAAA battery and lacked pressure-input, being binary on/off only), among other small upgrades.

The TC1000 comes with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition [1] but it is capable of running Linux.[2]

A restore CD is available on the Internet Archive [1] to restore the machine to its factory configuration.

Compaq TC1000 running quick restore
Compaq TC1000 setting up

Design Awards[edit]

The TC1000 has won numerous industrial design awards. These include:

Reviews[edit]

C/Net Review is mixed.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HP Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 review: HP Compaq Tablet PC TC1000". Cnet. 2002-11-05. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  2. ^ "Linux on the Compaq TC1000". Gargetnate. 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  3. ^ "Compaq TC 1000 Tablet PC by HP". Industrial Designers Society of America - IDSA. 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. ^ "Discover outstanding design". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13.
  5. ^ "GOOD DESIGN 2003: Winners". www.chi-athenaeum.org. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "HP Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 review: HP Compaq Tablet PC TC1000".