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Libretto (notebook)
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s designed and produced by Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
. The line was distinguished by its combination of functionality and small size, squeezing a full Windows
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PC
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into a device the size of a hardback book. The first model, the Libretto 20, was released on April 17, 1996, with a volume of 821 cm³ and weighing just 840 g. The original Libretto line was discontinued in Europe and the U.S. in 1999, but the production continued in Japan with the SS, FF and then the L series until 2001. The L series range of Librettos were released in 2001 (in Japan only) and were produced for just 11 months. Production of all Librettos ceased from 2001 until the release of the Libretto U100 in 2005.
It was a further 5 years before the Libretto returned again in 2010 with the limited-edition dual touch screen tablet
Tablet computer
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W100 model.
The Toshiba Libretto was used as the "Palm-top" in the film Total Recall 2070
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, with it being marketed in the show as a Toshiba EPK 2000 Organizer.
Models
There are several different models. Originally, they used 486 processorsCentral processing unit
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from Advanced Micro Devices
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(AMD). These early models were only available in Japan. Beginning with the Libretto 50, they used the Intel Pentium and Pentium MMX processors. With the introduction of the L series in 2001, a move was made to the Transmeta Crusoe
Transmeta Crusoe
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processor. The U100 of 2005 returned to Intel with a Pentium M processor.
The following models were available:
| Model | Specifications | Dimensions (mm) | Mass (g Gram The gram is a metric system unit of mass.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libretto 20 | AMD 486 Intel 80486 The Intel 80486 microprocessor was a higher performance follow up on the Intel 80386. Introduced in 1989, it was the first tightly pipelined x86 design as well as the first x86 chip to use more than a million transistors, due to a large on-chip cache and an integrated floating point unit... DX4 75 MHz, 8 MB Megabyte The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000... RAM Ram -Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another... (20 MB max), 270 MB hard disk, 6.1" TFT Thin-film transistor A thin-film transistor is a special kind of field-effect transistor made by depositing thin films of a semiconductor active layer as well as the dielectric layer and metallic contacts over a supporting substrate. A common substrate is glass, since the primary application of TFTs is in liquid... display |
210×115×34 | 840 |
| Libretto 30 | AMD 486 DX4 100 MHz, 8 MB RAM (20 MB max), 500 MB hard disk, 6.1" TFT display | 210×115×34 | " " |
| Libretto 50 | Intel Pentium 75 MHz, 16 MB RAM (32 MB max), 810 MB hard disk, 6.1-inch TFT display | 210×115×34 | 850 |
| Libretto 50M | Specification as Libretto 50 + 6.1" TFT touch-screen display specially built for the Meiji Life insurance company in Tokyo | n/a | |
| Libretto 60 | Intel Pentium 100 MHz, 16 MB RAM (32 MB max), 810 MB hard disk, 6.1" TFT display | 210×115×34 | 850 |
| Libretto D2 | A rebadged L60, also known as the M2 (Mobile Pack2) released by NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone , i-mode , and mail services... with PCMCIA Modem Card for use with the DoCoMo CDMA Network (Released only in Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... ) |
210×115×34 | " " |
| Libretto 70 | Intel Pentium 120 MHz MMX, 16 MB RAM (32 MB max), 1.6 GB Gigabyte The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is... hard disk, 6.1" TFT display |
210×115×34 | " " |
| Libretto 100 | Intel Pentium 166 MHz MMX, 32 MB RAM (64 MB max), 2.1 GB hard disk, 7.1" TFT display | 210×132×35 | 950 |
| Libretto SS1000 | Intel Pentium 166 MHz MMX, 32 MB RAM (96 MB max), 2.1 GB (6.5 mm high ) HDD, 6.1" TFT display | 215×125×24.5 | 820 |
| Libretto SS1010 | Intel Pentium 233 MHz MMX, 64 MB RAM (96 MB max), 2.1 GB (6.5 mm high) HDD, 6.1" TFT display. (Released only in Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... ) |
215×125×24.5 | " " |
| Libretto M3 | Intel Pentium 133 MHz MMX, 32 MB RAM (96 MB max), 2.1 GB hard disk, 6.1" TFT display. (Released only in Japan by NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone , i-mode , and mail services... ) |
210×132×43 | 985 |
| Libretto 110 | Intel Pentium 233 MHz MMX, 32 MB RAM (64 MB max), 4.3 GB hard disk, 7.1" TFT display | 210×132×35 | 950 |
| Libretto ff 1050 | Intel Pentium 233 MHz MMX, 32 MB RAM (96 MB max), 3.2 GB hard disk, 6" STN Super-twisted nematic display A super-twisted nematic display is a type of monochrome passive matrix liquid crystal display . STN displays provide more contrast than twisted nematic displays by twisting the molecules from 180 to 270 degrees... display. Optional multimedia remote (Released only in Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... ) |
221×132×29.8 | 900 |
| Libretto ff 1100 | Intel Pentium 266 MHz MMX, 64 MB RAM (SO-DIMM expandable to 128MB), 3.2 GB hard disk, 7.1" TFT display, built-in digital camera Digital camera A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography... & multimedia remote control Remote control A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.The remote control is usually contracted to remote... ler. (Released only in Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... ) |
221×132×29.8 | 980 |
| Libretto ff 1100v | As per ff1100 but with 6.4 GB hard disk (Released only in Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... ) |
221×132×29.8 | " " |
In 2001, Toshiba released the L series range of Librettos. This was the first major change of footprint since the range was first introduced and represented a significant improvement in performance over the previous models, however it also represented a significant increase in overall size.
The L series had moved the Libretto range away from what was a UMPC, to that of an early Netbook.
The L1 had built in USB and IEEE1394 Firewire. The L2 dropped the IEEE1394 in favor of an Ethernet Port.
The L5 was optionally available with built in Wifi 802.11b. All models featured a widescreen display with the unusual resolution of 1280x600 pixels
Pixel
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.
Like the majority of Librettos models produced, the L series were not officially available outside of Japan.
| Model | Specifications | Dimensions (mm) | Mass (g Gram The gram is a metric system unit of mass.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libretto L1 | Transmeta Crusoe Transmeta Crusoe The Crusoe is a family of x86-compatible microprocessors developed by Transmeta. Crusoe was notable for its method of achieving x86 compatibility. Instead of the instruction set architecture being implemented in hardware, or translated by specialized hardware, the Crusoe runs a software abstraction... 600 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB hard disk, 10" TFT display |
268×167.2×20.5 | 1100 |
| Libretto L2 | Transmeta Crusoe 600 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB hard disk, 10" TFT display | 268×167.2×20.5 | " " |
| Libretto L3 | Transmeta Crusoe 600 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 20 GB hard disk, 10" TFT display | 268×167.2×20.5 | " " |
| L3 Adidas Edition | As per L3 but White with Adidas branding and matching Adidas Softcase | 268×167.2×20.5 | " " |
| Libretto L5 | Transmeta Crusoe 800 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB hard disk, 10" TFT display | 268×167.2×20.5 | " " |
In 2005, Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
announced a new model, the Libretto U100:
| Model | Specifications | Dimensions (mm) | Mass (g Gram The gram is a metric system unit of mass.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libretto U100 | Intel Pentium M 753 @ 1.2 GHz, 512 MB RAM (1 GB Max), 60GB HDD (1.8in Micro ATA), 7.2 in TFT active matrix LCD display | 210×165×29.8 | 980 |
| Libretto U105 | As per U100 with different bundled options. | 210×165×29.8 | 980 |
| Libretto U100-S213 | US market version. As per U100. | 210×165×29.8 | 980 |
All three of the above were essentially the same machine but with different options.
The U100 was available in Europe with either:
- 30 GB HDD (with Win XP Home) or
- 60 GB HDD (with XP Pro), both versions included the DVD Dock.
- In Japan the clock speed was only 1.1 GHz.
- In some markets the DVD Dock was an optional or bundled accessory.
In 2010, Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
announced a new Tablet Libretto model, the W100:
| Model | Specifications | Dimensions (mm) | Mass (g Gram The gram is a metric system unit of mass.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libretto W100 | Intel Pentium U5400 1.2 GHz, 2 GB DDR3 RAM (? GB max), 62 GB SSD, two Dual-touchscreen A dual-touchscreen is a computer display setup which uses two screens, either or both of which could be touch-capable, to display both elements of the computer's graphical user interface and virtualized implementations of common input devices, including virtual keyboards... 7-inch multi-touch TFT displays with Windows 7 Home Premium |
n/a | 819 (with 8-cell battery) |
The W100 was released in August 2010 as a limited-edition model and was only available for a short time. The Toshiba website mentions that it is no longer available at retail stores or at ToshibaDirect.com.
It was available in both English and Japanese versions.
There is no VGA port on the W100, the keyboard is virtual (standard, split, or 10-key numeric). The display can be viewed in portrait or landscape mode, though portrait is limited to one direction of change. The case has metal top.
External links
- libretto (worls's 1st dual-screen laptop) - worlds first dual-
- Toshiba Libretto - Toshiba's information page on the new Libretto
- Libretto World - Regularly updated Libretto site with forum
- CNET Comparison of Latest Libretto Models
- Toshiba Libretto W100-U7310 Description and specification Details
- Toshiba Libretto 100/110ct - Lots of information on these models
- Solid-State Libretto - Instructions on making your Libretto totally silent using Compact Flash
- Libretto Web-Ring
- notanon.com Libretto 50CT posts - Information about a Libretto 50CT running DOS off a Compact Flash card and using a wifi card under DOS.
- Gentoo on Libretto - How to install Gentoo Linux on a Libretto 110CT includes xorg.conf, .config and other info useful for installing any Linux variant on a 100/110ct.
- Adorable Libretto, an extensive fan site
- Toshiba Libretto Information Page - Contains a Libretto FAQ
- Overclock Libretto 50
- http://home.hccnet.nl/pr.nienhuis/Lib110CT.html - How to get a Toshiba Libretto 110CT to run Windows 98 & 2000 Pro, OS/2 Warp Connect and Mandrake Linux 9.0/9.1
- http://memebeam.org/toys/ToshibaLibretto - Running GNU/Linux on Libretto L1 series laptops (L1, L2, L3, L5, etc.). Also contains general information about the hardware.
- http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/1997_01/pr0701.htm - Toshiba press release for the Libretto 50CT
- http://www.comphell.cz/?p=10#more-10 - Howto install Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFPL) to Libretto without CDROM and floppy drive