IBM PS/2 Note and PS/note
The IBM PS/Note or PS/2 Note is a series of notebooks announced by IBM in March 1992, half a year prior to the release of the first ThinkPad, the IBM ThinkPad 700.
Background
After the departure of Bob Lawten from IBM, the team at IBM had little development direction after the IBM PS/2 L40SX. James Cannavino pushed for the new PS/Note series, which fell behind schedule.[1]
Models
N45SL
The PS/Note N45SL was priced at $2,045 and contained a 25MHz 386SL. It had 2MB RAM and a 80MB HDD.[2]
PC Mag considered the display a disappointment, but noted its good design and performance.[2]
It was manufactured by Zenith Data Systems.
N51SX
The N51SX was a low-end entry model notebook, which contained a slower version of the typical 386SX found in other notebooks. The N51SX was delayed for months.[3]
N51SLC
The N51SLC was based on IBM their 368SLC.[3]
N33SX
The N33SX was based on the AT-bus and had between 2 or 6MB RAM. It has a 9.5" 16-greyscale VGA LCD, a 1.44Mb floppy and expansion ports and a 40Mb or 80Mb HDD, and weighs 5.5 lbs.[4]
See also
References
- ^ A., Dell, Deborah (2000). ThinkPad: a different shade of blue. Sams. p. 84. ISBN 0-672-31756-7. OCLC 781169669.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "IBM PS/note N45sl". PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc. 1992-12-22.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Michael (1992-03-30). Going down in history. IDG Enterprise. p. 38.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Name (1992-02-25). "IBM UK LAUNCHES COLOUR LAPTOP AS WELL AS NOTEBOOK". Tech Monitor. Retrieved 2021-04-18.