Speed

• The 1580DMT ran on a 150 MHz Intel Pentium processor, according to the Novell Developer Community. This means that in one second, it worked to carry out software commands 150 million times.
  
  

Memory and Storage

• Compaq outfitted the 1580DMT with 16 MB (16 million bytes) of random access memory, or RAM. This is the type of memory the computer uses to run its open applications. Its hard drive contained 2.1 GB (2.1 billion bytes) of space, for long-term data storage.
  
  

Special Features

• The 1580DMT used MMX technology. According to TobBits.com MMX (Multi Media Extensions) improved performance of video and communications programs by combining multiple pieces of information into one data unit. This allowed the processor to get multiple results by performing a single operation.