<s>
The	O
HP	B-Device
Compaq	I-Device
TC1100	I-Device
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
sold	O
by	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
Compaq	B-Device
TC1000	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TC1100	B-Device
had	O
either	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
Celeron	I-Device
or	O
an	O
Intel	B-Architecture
Pentium	I-Architecture
M	I-Architecture
chip	O
set	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
upgraded	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
switch	O
from	O
Transmeta	B-General_Concept
Crusoe	I-General_Concept
processors	O
to	O
the	O
Pentium	B-Architecture
M	I-Architecture
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
memory	O
was	O
welcomed	O
after	O
numerous	O
complaints	O
about	O
the	O
poor	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
TC1000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TC1100	B-Device
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
from	O
HP	O
in	O
this	O
style	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
HP	B-Device
Compaq	I-Device
TC4200	I-Device
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
one-piece	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TC1100	B-Device
has	O
a	O
10.4inch	O
LCD	O
display	O
and	O
pressure-sensitive	O
pen	O
that	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
design	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
TC1000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
design	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
properties	O
of	O
both	O
a	O
convertible	B-Device
and	O
slate	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Either	O
method	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
write	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
easily	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
or	O
handwriting-recognition	O
application	O
for	O
occasional	O
character	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
also	O
made	O
an	O
optional	O
docking	O
station	O
,	O
which	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
easily	O
connect	O
their	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
charge	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
offering	O
a	O
VGA	O
output	O
,	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
jack	O
,	O
audio	O
input	O
and	O
output	O
jacks	O
,	O
4	O
USB	O
2.0	O
ports	O
and	O
a	O
laptop-style	O
CD/DVD	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
ports	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
USB	O
ports	O
,	O
are	O
shared	O
with	O
the	O
ones	O
on	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
the	O
audio	O
ports	O
having	O
priority	O
over	O
the	O
ones	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
range	O
of	O
processors	O
includes	O
Pentium-M	B-Architecture
1.0GHz	O
,	O
1.1GHz	O
,	O
and	O
1.2GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-end	O
model	O
features	O
the	O
1.2GHz	O
Intel	B-Architecture
Pentium	I-Architecture
M	I-Architecture
753	O
Ultra	O
Low	O
Voltage	O
processor	O
(	O
1.20GHz	O
,	O
2MB	O
L2	O
cache	O
,	O
400MHz	O
FSB	O
)	O
,	O
60	O
GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
512	O
MB	O
(	O
333MHz	O
)	O
of	O
installed	O
RAM	O
(	O
2	O
GB	O
max	O
)	O
,	O
54g	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
(	O
802.11b/g	O
)	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
wireless	O
connectivity	O
,	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
memory	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
XP	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Edition	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
processor	O
was	O
paired	O
with	O
a	O
NVIDIA	O
Geforce	O
4	O
Go	O
420	O
graphics	O
chip	O
,	O
with	O
32	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
OpenGL	O
and	O
DirectX	O
7	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
play	O
many	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
sluggish	O
performance	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
chip	O
is	O
optimised	O
for	O
low	O
power	O
consumption	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TC1100	B-Device
allows	O
for	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
memory	O
,	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
wireless	O
card	O
through	O
screw-on	O
covers	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
is	O
also	O
easily	O
upgradeable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
2.5-inch	O
IDE	B-Protocol
hard	I-Protocol
drives	I-Protocol
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
only	O
addresses	O
up	O
to	O
137GB	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
LBA48	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
offers	O
a	O
very	O
substantial	O
connectivity	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
VGA	O
port	O
,	O
10/100	O
Mbit	O
Ethernet	O
provided	O
by	O
a	O
Broadcom	O
controller	O
,	O
a	O
modem	O
,	O
2	O
USB	O
2.0	O
ports	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
which	O
one	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
proprietary	O
external	O
bay	O
CD/DVD	O
drives	O
,	O
an	O
audio	O
input	O
,	O
output	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
2.5mm	O
headset	O
jack	O
,	O
PC-MCIA	O
card	O
expansion	O
slot	O
and	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
provided	O
by	O
a	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
IrDA	O
port	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
charging	O
connector	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
files	O
to	O
other	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
small	O
retractable	O
feet	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
allow	O
for	O
an	O
angled	O
writing	O
surface	O
,	O
and	O
ventilation	O
when	O
placed	O
on	O
a	O
flat	O
surface	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
also	O
has	O
extra	O
ventilation	O
holes	O
to	O
optimise	O
the	O
cooling	O
when	O
docked	O
with	O
the	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TC1100	B-Device
came	O
with	O
special	O
software	O
that	O
improved	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
experience	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Q	O
Menu	O
is	O
a	O
customisable	O
menu	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
either	O
by	O
tapping	O
the	O
Q	O
icon	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
tray	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
pushing	O
the	O
dedicated	O
Q	O
button	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
HP	O
had	O
discontinued	O
the	O
TC1100	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
's	O
official	O
response	O
to	O
questions	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
TC1100	B-Device
's	O
discontinuation	O
was	O
that	O
"	O
HP	O
remains	O
committed	O
to	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
platform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
TX1100US	O
and	O
the	O
TX1200US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
updated	O
versions	O
are	O
substantially	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
TC	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
conventional	O
convertible	B-Device
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TC1100	B-Device
has	O
made	O
appearances	O
on	O
Joss	O
Whedon	O
's	O
Dollhouse	O
(	O
TV	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Big	O
Bang	O
Theory	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
movies	O
Collateral	O
and	O
The	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
