• 1982

Hardware Description

The 2700 was the most advanced terminal built by HP in its first 25 years in the computer industry. The top-of-the-range models ($28,000) included dual 5.25 inch floppy disc drives as well as PAINTBRUSH/2700 AND AUTOPLOT/2700 software. A graphics tablet came standard with all but the entry-level model. The 2700 could produce up to 4096 colors, up to 16 of which could be displayed at any time. Graphics resolution was 512 x 390 dots.