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Computers from 1997

List of personal computers that came on the market last year 1997.


Manufacturer: IBM
Launches: 1997
Manufactured in USA
CPU: Intel Pentium
Memory: 16 MB ~ 128 MB
Support A: Diskette 3½" DD
Support B: CD
Hard drive: 2147483647 MB
Operative System: Windows 95


The PC 300GL series used Celeron, Pentium I, Pentium II, and Pentium III processors throughout its lifespan. Celeron-based models had processors clocked at 333, 366, 433, 466, 500, or 533 MHz; Pentium I models had processors clocked at 133 or 166 MHz; Pentium II-based models had processors clocked at 350, 400, and 450 MHz; and Pentium III-based models had processors with clock speeds of 450, 500, 533, 550, 600, 667, 733, 800, or 866 MHz.

These systems came in two case types: desktop and microtower.

There were two variants of the desktop case, one with two expansion slots and the other with four. Both variants had four drive bays.
The microtower case had four expansion slots and four drive bays.

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Manufacturer: IBM
Launches: 1997
Manufactured in USA
CPU: Intel Pentium
Memory: None
Support A: Diskette 3½" DD
Support B: CD
Hard drive:
Operative System: Windows


The PC 300XL computer uses the Pentium MMX clocked at 233 MHz or the Pentium II clocked at 233, 266, or 300 MHz.
And it featured built-in 10/100 Ethernet.

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