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Toshiba Libretto M3. Libretto Mobile Pack III for DoCoMo. English Guide.
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About this page

Toshiba Libretto M3 or Libretto Mobile Pack III for DoCoMo was sold only in Japan. Information about it is available only in Japanese. The purpose of this page is to be the English Guide to the information available on the web.

Toshiba Libretto series

The defining characteristic of the Libretto series is the size [mm]: 210 x 115 x 34. This size is common to Libretto 20, 30, 50, 60, 70, and M3. In the later Libretto models the size was increased.

Toshiba Libretto M3 or Libretto Mobile Pack III for DoCoMo.

This defines Libretto M3 as the most powerful Libretto made in the original small size. It is more powerful than Libretto 70, the latest model in that size that was exported. Libretto M3 was made by Toshiba and marketed only in Japan by DoCoMo, the wireless division of the largest Japanese phone company, NTT. It is the third in the series of Libretto models produced by Toshiba for DoCoMo, and the most successful one. M1 and M2 will not be mentioned further.

Why own Toshiba Libretto M3?

Why have a Windows CE machine that is larger than Libretto M3 when you can have a Libretto M3 and run Windows 98 or 2000 with support for USB and 32/16 bit CardBus PCMCIA and 96 MB RAM. Windows 2000 is hungry for memory. The higher RAM capacity of Libretto M3 may give it an advantage over Libretto 100 with 64 MB maximum RAM when running Windows 2000.

Highlights:
- Windows 98/2000 machine smaller then some Windows CE machines.
- Same size as original Libretto (20, 30, 50, 70)
- Maximum RAM: 96 MB, more then even Libretto 110. Ready for Windows 2000.
- USB port in I/O Adapter.
- One PCMCIA Type II 32/16 bit CardBus slot. Can also be used for USB Adapter card. Unlike in other Librettos, this slot is on the left-hand side so when you are using the built-in pointer device on the right-hand side of the display your hand will not rest on the PCMCIA interface cables.

Retail package does not include a standard size battery, only one large size battery which sticks out beyond the front end of the screen. This may be OK for using in the car. If you are buying this Windows 98/2000 machine for maximum portability, to carry it with you everywhere, possibly even in your pocket, instead of a Windows CE machine, you should also consider buying a standard size battery to transform it into a trully pocket computer.

M3 Specifications:

Id: MPC0030A
Short name: Libretto M3
Full name: Libretto Mobile Pack III for DoCoMo
Size [mm]: 210 x 115 x 34 with standard battery, 210 x 132 x 34 with large battery,
Weight: 985 g with large battery.
CPU: Intel Pentium 133 MHz VRT with MMX, 32 KB Cache Memory.
RAM: 32 MB (EDO), Max 96 MB (EDO). One RAM expansion slot for one 64 MB add-on module.
ROM: 512 KB Flesh ROM. Plug and Play 1.0a, APM1.2, ACPI1.0
External Cache: 256 KB SRAM.
Hard Disk Drive: 2.1 GB, 2.5 inch IDE internal drive.
Floppy Disk Drive: 3.5 inch (1.44MB/1.2MB/720KB), USB interface.
PCMCIA: 1 Type II 16/32 bit CardBus slot on the left-hand side.
Display: 6.1 inch TFT.
TFT Resolution: 640 x 480 x 16M colors.
Supported External Display Resolutions:
1,024 x 768 x 256 colors, 800 x 600 x 64K colors, 640 x 480 x 16M colors
Video Accelerator: NeoMagic MagicGraph128ZV+(NM2097) also used in Libretto 1000 and 1010.
Video RAM: 1.1M
Keyboard: Japanese, 84 keys, 14.5 mm spacing, 1.5 mm stroke
Pointing device: Standard Libretto pressure pointer on the front right-hand side of the screen. Two 'mouse' buttons are located at the back side of the screen.
InfraRed port: IrDA 1.1 (4 Mbps/115 Kbps)
Sound: Sound Blaster Pro compatible, 16 bit stereo.
AC Adapter: AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz, DC 15V, 2A, with Libretto 100 type square plug.
Interfaces:
1 DC-IN.
1 Microphone: 2.5 mm mono mini jack
1 Earphone: 2.5 mm stereo mini jack
On the I/O Adapter: (included)
1 Serial: RS-232C, 9 pin D-sub, 115,200 bps.
1 Parallel: Centronics 25 pin D-sub ECP.
1 CRT: 15 pin D-sub.
1 PS/2: 6 pin mini DIN.
1 USB.

What is included:

Included software:

Windows 98 Japanese, other software in Japanese.

Included documentation:

User's Guide in Japanese,

Hardware included in the retail box:

USB Floppy Disk Drive,
I/O Adapter,
NTT DoCoMo Mobile phone interface card 2896P1. Usable only in Japan with a DoCoMo mobile phone.
AC Adapter, 100-240 V
AC cord,
Large battery pack, Li-ion,
Windows 98 Recovery CD.

Options:

Add-ons and replacements with suggested retail prices:

PA2452UJ $120.00 Standard battery. Not included in retail package.
IBPOOMH2 $200.00 Large battery. One included in retail package.
PA2495UJ $200.00 Battery charger. Not included in retail package.
32 or 64 MB RAM extension. Not included in retail package.

Note that RAM is compatible with Libretto 1000 series and Portege 3000 series. Here are part numbers for add-on RAM boards compatible with Libretto M3. Most of them are from Japanese companies.

32 MB:

[id: PA2063UJ(P) ] [co Toshiba] [Portege 3000 3010CT 3015CT 3020CT 3025CT]
[id: PA2063UJ(P) ] [co Toshiba] [Libretto M3 1000 1050 1100]
[id: PA2063U ] [id: TS32MT3010 ] [co Transcend]
[id: HSD-ZE032 ] [co Hagiwara Systems]

64 MB:

[id: PA2067UJ(R) ] [co Toshiba] [Libretto M3] [Portege 3000 3010CT 3015CT 3020CT 3025CT]
[id: PA2068UJ(S) ] [co Toshiba] [Libretto M3 1000 1050 1100 1010]
[id: PA2067U ] [id: TS64MT3010 ] [co Transcend]
[id: HSD-ZE064 ] [co Hagiwara Systems]
[id: TO-DBD ] [co I/O-Data]
[id: VT-10 ] [co MelCo] [Brand Buffalo]
[id: AD-TSND64 ] [co AdTec]

Transcend products should be available outside of Japan. Search for TS32MT3010 or TS64MT3010 at
Transcend RAM Products.

Shops:

Libretto M3 was sold only in Japan. You can try searching for 'Libretto M3' at Yahoo Auctions.

Links:

The rest of this page are links and commentary on some of those links.

Adorable Toshiba Libretto

Go there for general information about all Libretto models and for links to other Libretto pages. While you are there, find the Libretto mailing list information, I will not repeat it here. Mailing list can provede excellent support for any problems, including how to replace the Japanese Windows with the English version.

Also search for 'browser' to learn how to configure your browser to view Japanese web pages. You would need that to follow the other links on this page. Most of them are links to web pages written in Japanese. Even if yo could not read Japanese, you need to configure your browser to properly display Japanese characters. Japanese character set has two sets of characters for Latin alphanumerics: one set of single byte ASCII characters and one set of double byte JIS or shift-JIS characters. The second set would display as 'trash' if your browser is not properly configured. There is a test for your browser at the top of my page with Japanese links. When your browser is properly configured with Japanese fonts, and you select character set as Japanese Shift-JIS or Auto-Detect, the two test lines should display the same characters with somewhat different size.

To compare Libretto 70 and 100 in English, you may want to look here:
Libretto 70
Libretto 100

Libretto M3 pages in Korean:
Korean table comparing M3, FF1050, FF1100, FF1100V
Libretto M3 information in Korean

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