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[[File:New822.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A 2013 photograph of another Legend 822CDT.]]
 
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[[File:822sticker.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The spec sticker from the Legend 822CDT.]]
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[[File:822specs.JPG|200px|thumb|left|The spec sticker from the Legend 822CDT.]]
  
 
Packard Bell began manufacturing the Legend 822CDT in late June/early July of 1995 and was originally shipped with MS-DOS 6.20/Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Best Buy was an early advertiser for the computer and offered a free Windows 95 upgrade option. Other advertisers included Campo, Dillard's, and SoundTrack. The Legend 822CDT was the first Packard Bell to be pre-installed with Windows 95. The computer's serial number on the rear sticker began with N35 followed by 8 digits. When the default pre-loaded OS changed to Windows 95 in October 1995, the serial number changed to N45. The Legend 822CDT was sold in stores at least until February 1996 when its advertising campaign ended.
 
Packard Bell began manufacturing the Legend 822CDT in late June/early July of 1995 and was originally shipped with MS-DOS 6.20/Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Best Buy was an early advertiser for the computer and offered a free Windows 95 upgrade option. Other advertisers included Campo, Dillard's, and SoundTrack. The Legend 822CDT was the first Packard Bell to be pre-installed with Windows 95. The computer's serial number on the rear sticker began with N35 followed by 8 digits. When the default pre-loaded OS changed to Windows 95 in October 1995, the serial number changed to N45. The Legend 822CDT was sold in stores at least until February 1996 when its advertising campaign ended.

Revision as of 15:59, 28 May 2013

The Legend 822CDT was a computer manufactured from July-December 1995. It is noteworthy in that it was the first Packard Bell to include Windows 95 pre-installed.

This was also Billy's first computer! :)

A 1997 photograph of the Legend 822CDT formerly owned by Billy Coore's family.

Specs

  • Processor - 100MHz Pentium Processor
  • Memory - 16MB, Upgradeable to 72MB
  • Hard Drive - 1.2GB
  • Graphics Chip - Cirrus Logic, 1MB Video Memory, upgradeable to 2MB
  • Sound Card - Standard Packard Bell Sound/Modem Card
  • Optical Drive - 4x Panasonic CR-581-B CD-ROM Drive (This will not play back CD-Rs)
  • Optical Connection - IDE/Atapi
  • Floppy Drives - 1x 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
  • Expansion Slots - Unknown
  • Operating System - Windows 3.11/Windows 95
  • Navigator Version - Navigator 3.0 (Windows 3.11)/Navigator 3.5 (Windows 95)
  • Hard Drive Format Number - 556020 (Windows 95)
  • Case Type - Mini-Tower
  • Preinstalled Software - 1995/1996 Bundle
  • Motherboard - PB600
  • Price (If Known) - Unknown

Other Information

A 2013 photograph of another Legend 822CDT.
The spec sticker from the Legend 822CDT.

Packard Bell began manufacturing the Legend 822CDT in late June/early July of 1995 and was originally shipped with MS-DOS 6.20/Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Best Buy was an early advertiser for the computer and offered a free Windows 95 upgrade option. Other advertisers included Campo, Dillard's, and SoundTrack. The Legend 822CDT was the first Packard Bell to be pre-installed with Windows 95. The computer's serial number on the rear sticker began with N35 followed by 8 digits. When the default pre-loaded OS changed to Windows 95 in October 1995, the serial number changed to N45. The Legend 822CDT was sold in stores at least until February 1996 when its advertising campaign ended.