<s>
The	O
PB286LP	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
was	O
Packard	O
Bell	O
's	O
first	O
laptop	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	O
featured	O
an	O
80C286	B-General_Concept
processor	O
clocked	O
at	O
12MHz	O
and	O
1	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
ISA	B-Architecture
expansion	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packard	O
Bell	O
released	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
in	O
1989	O
among	O
a	O
slew	O
of	O
products	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
corporate	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
writers	O
gave	O
it	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
noted	O
its	O
16-lb	O
weight	O
as	O
hefty	O
and	O
its	O
monochrome	O
LCD	B-Device
as	O
somewhat	O
flawed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
only	O
capable	O
of	O
CGA-mode	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
laptop	O
was	O
updated	O
in	O
1990	O
to	O
support	O
VGA	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packard	O
Bell	O
discontinued	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
in	O
1991	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
more-compact	O
,	O
notebook-sized	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PB286LP	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
laptop	O
of	O
Packard	O
Bell	O
,	O
a	O
defunct	O
trademark	O
of	O
Teledyne	O
Technologies	O
revived	O
as	O
a	O
computer	O
manufacturer	O
by	O
Beny	O
Alagem	O
,	O
Alex	O
Sandel	O
and	O
Jason	O
Barzilay	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PB286LP	B-Device
,	O
which	O
features	O
an	O
80C286	B-General_Concept
processor	O
clocked	O
at	O
12MHz	O
—	O
downclockable	O
to	O
6MHz	O
—	O
was	O
marketed	O
to	O
existing	O
buyers	O
of	O
80286-based	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
arrived	O
stock	O
with	O
1	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
SIMMs	B-General_Concept
,	O
expandable	O
up	O
to	O
5	O
MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packard	O
Bell	O
included	O
a	O
single	O
full-length	O
ISA	B-Architecture
expansion	O
slot	O
to	O
offer	O
users	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
expanding	O
and	O
upgrading	O
the	O
laptop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
had	O
an	O
optional	O
2400-bps	O
modem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
systems	O
chipset	B-Device
of	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Intel	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PB286LP	B-Device
's	O
video	O
chipset	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Packard	O
Bell	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
interface	O
eight	O
bits	O
wide	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
double-scan	O
CGA	B-Device
and	O
MDA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	O
's	O
monochrome	O
LCD	B-Device
measures	O
9.7	O
inches	O
diagonally	O
with	O
an	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
of	O
1.6:1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packard	O
Bell	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
enable	O
a	O
battery-conservation	O
feature	O
that	O
turns	O
off	O
the	O
laptop	O
's	O
LCD	B-Device
and	O
spins	O
down	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
after	O
several	O
minutes	O
without	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
laptop	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
PB286LP-VGA	O
,	O
bumping	O
the	O
stock	O
RAM	O
from	O
1	O
MB	O
to	O
2	O
MB	O
and	O
adding	O
VGA	B-Protocol
support	O
to	O
its	O
video	O
chipset	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
and	O
PB286LP-VGA	O
were	O
manufactured	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
of	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
frequently	O
noted	O
its	O
heft	O
;	O
Bruce	O
Brown	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
high	O
side	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
clamshell	O
laptop	O
in	O
its	O
processor	O
class	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
its	O
long	O
battery	O
life	O
warranted	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
it	O
a	O
strong	O
contender	O
for	O
a	O
286	B-General_Concept
laptop	O
and	O
called	O
its	O
LCD	B-Device
"	O
exceptionally	O
clear	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
terrific	O
for	O
text	O
"	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
occasional	O
flickering	O
in	O
graphical	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
several	O
benchmarks	O
measuring	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	O
's	O
memory	O
chips	O
,	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
its	O
hard	O
disks	O
and	O
its	O
processor	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
floating	O
point	O
and	O
non	O
–	O
floating	O
point	O
computations	O
,	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
gave	O
middle-of-the-road	O
results	O
compared	O
to	O
34	O
other	O
286-based	O
laptops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Diebold	O
of	O
PC	O
World	O
called	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
"	O
a	O
nice	O
little	O
generic	O
laptop	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
OK	O
performance	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
impressive	O
battery	O
life	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
comparison	O
between	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
and	O
lunchbox	O
computer	O
by	O
Semi-Tech	O
Microsystems	O
,	O
Gene	O
Wilburn	O
of	O
Computing	O
Canada	O
found	O
that	O
he	O
preferred	O
the	O
latter	O
despite	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
battery	O
and	O
slower	O
10MHz	O
processor	O
because	O
of	O
STM	O
's	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
plasma	O
display	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
standard	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Personal	O
Computing	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Christopher	O
O'Malley	O
wrote	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
stark	O
contrast	O
with	O
Packard	O
Bell	O
's	O
other	O
offerings	O
,	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
was	O
"	O
fast	O
and	O
fashionable	O
"	O
,	O
performing	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
or	O
even	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
in	O
its	O
processor	O
class	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Toshiba	O
's	O
T1600	O
or	O
Compaq	O
's	O
SLT/286	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Brown	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
called	O
the	O
PB286LP	B-Device
's	O
display	O
a	O
letdown	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
VGA	B-Protocol
comparability	O
and	O
"	O
persistent	O
ghosting	O
...	O
and	O
an	O
occasional	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
shakes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Malley	O
criticized	O
the	O
laptop	O
's	O
dearth	O
of	O
accessories	O
and	O
single	O
ISA	B-Architecture
slot	I-Architecture
and	O
decried	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
upgrade	O
path	O
to	O
a	O
40	O
MB	O
hard	O
drive	O
for	O
purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
MB	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
Packard	O
Bell	O
offers	O
an	O
impressive	O
mix	O
of	O
price	O
and	O
performance	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
not	O
"	O
the	O
state-of-the-art	O
machine	O
that	O
the	O
SLT/286	B-Device
and	O
ProSpeed	B-Device
286	I-Device
are	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
full-featured	O
286	B-General_Concept
laptop	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
for	O
less	O
than	O
$	O
3,000	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eva	O
J	O
.	O
Blinder	O
of	O
Home	O
Office	O
Computing	O
gave	O
the	O
follow-up	O
PB286LP-VGA	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
,	O
liking	O
the	O
keyboard	O
's	O
tactility	O
and	O
calling	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
"	O
reasonably	O
readable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PB286LP	B-Device
line	O
was	O
discontinued	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
