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The Compaq MSN Companion shipped with an LCD screen and a wireless keyboard with a mouse built-in. Compaq machines had 32MB (+16MB flash) of memory, a 266 MHz
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The eMachines package was similar, offering a 17 or 19-inch monitor instead of an LCD one and an 'eBoard' keyboard and standalone mouse.
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conference in November 1999, where it was first described as a 'MSN-based Web companion'. In June 2000, Vestel USA Inc,
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While the MSN Companion was initially received with praise, it did not perform successfully in the market and
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keyboard with a touchpad. The device itself had 32MB (+16MB flash) of memory, a 200 MHz
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Double asterisk (**) denotes product lines established after acquisition by HP
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began working with Microsoft to create the first MSN Companions. Mock-ups of
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in 2002; existing product lines and intellectual property split between
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Asterisk (*) denotes product lines continued after acquisition by HP
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and MSN stopped providing support for Companions in October 2003.
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The Vestel package included a 15-inch monitor (or a 10-inch
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Microsoft
Vestel
eMachines
Compaq
Operating system
Microsoft Windows CE
personal computer
terminal
MSN
Hotmail
disabled
Microsoft
COMDEX
Compaq
eMachines
RCA
Acer
Inventec
Microsoft
Microsoft Windows CE
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
LCD monitor
PS/2
Geode
USB
parallel port
AMD
USB
ethernet
Portable Media Center

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