Compaq tc1000

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.

Compaq TC-1000

TC1100 tablet - next model with same design, with HP logo instead of Compaq logo.
Developer	Compaq
Type	Laplet
Release date	2003
Operating system	Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
CPU	Transmeta Crusoe 5800 1.0 GHz, 512 KB Cache
Memory	256 MB (SDRAM)
Storage	30, 40, or 60 GB Hard Drive
Display	10.4 Inches 1024x768
Graphics	Nvidia GeForce2Go (16 MB, SDRAM)
Power	40 Wh Li ion
Dimensions	10.8 in × 8.5 in × .8 in (274 mm × 216 mm × 20 mm)
Weight	3.1 lb (1.4 kg) 4 lb (1.8 kg) With Keyboard
Successor	HP Compaq TC1100

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 to restore the machine to its factory configuration.

Compaq TC1000 running quick restore

Compaq TC1000 setting up

Design Awards

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

• 2003 IDEA Bronze Award^[3]
• 2003 IF Product Design Award^[4]
• 2003 ID Magazine Honorable Mention (http://www.idonline.com/)
• 2003 Good Design Award^[5]

Reviews

C/Net Review is mixed.^[6]