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1.2.2 Keyboard Features
The Extensa 900 Series Notebooks contain a built-in 86/87-key keyboard (Figure 1-3)
compatible with the IBM® enhanced 101/102-key keyboard. The keyboard contains 12
programmable function keys, an embedded numeric keypad (Figure 1-4) and dedicated
control keys (hot keys).
Figure 1-3 Embedded Numeric Keypad
1.2.3 Software Features
As a standard feature, the Extensa 900 notebooks are factory loaded with dual load
(Windows® 95 or Windows for Workgroups) software to allow the user to configure the
notebook’s operating system environment as summarized in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 User-Selectable Operating System Environments
Operating System Description
Windows 95 Supports both desktop and mobile operation with Plug N Play capabilities and Advanced Power
Management; customized to include TI startup screen, CSL Support information, Internet
browser, multimedia options, and choice of wallpaper to customize different computer resources,
TI utilities such as wBattery, wSetpower, TISetup, variety of device drivers including Cirrus®
CL-GD7548, ESS 1888 Sound Device Drivers, WinModem Device Drivers, PC-Card Bus Socket
Services and Card Services Device Drivers, and Windows 95 MPEG-1 Software Audio/Video
Compression Device Drivers.
Windows/DOS 6.22 This environment has some limitations in the Plug N Play area; includes TI utilities and various
device drivers including Cirrus CL-GD7548, ESS 1888 Sound Device Drivers, WinModem Device
Drivers, PC-Card Bus Socket Services and Card Services Device Drivers, etc.