IBM PS/55 Note
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| Manufacturer | IBM |
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| Product family | IBM PS/55 |
| Release date | 1991[1] |
| Introductory price | between $1,680 and $2,550 |
| Predecessor | IBM PC Convertible |
The IBM Personal System/55 Note (stylized as PS/55 note) is a series of notebooks manufactured by the IBM subsidiary IBM Japan as part of the IBM Personal System/55 series.
The international IBM PS/2 Note series was based on the PS/55 Note series.
History
[edit]IBM started selling the PS/55 Note series in Japan in April 1991.[2]
Western Digital has supplied video and logic chips for the PS/55 Note.[3]
Models
[edit]The prices for the PS/55 Note varies between $1,680 and $2,550.
- Model N23SX (5523-S) (03/1991) (similar to the PS/2 N33SX and PS/2 N51SX models)
- Model 5535 (1987)[1]
- Model 5535-S (1990)[4]
- Model T22sx (1992)
- Model N27sx (02/1992) (similar to the PS/2 CL57SX model)
- Model C23V (10/1992)
- Model C52 (10/1992) (identical to the ThinkPad 700C)[4][5]
Reception
[edit]The PS/55 Note was a rapid success in Japan.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Valligra, Lori (1987-09-07). "IBM Japan Announces Addition to PS/55 Line". InfoWorld. p. 21.
- ^ Sanger, David E. (1991-04-11). "COMPANY NEWS; Selling Now in Tokyo: Tiniest I.B.M. Portable". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: New IBM Products May Be Good News for Western Digital". Los Angeles Times. 1991-12-31. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ a b "ThinkPad 10th Anniversary Special 10". Watch Impress (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "みなとみらいの大和事業所で「20世紀のThinkPad」と再会した" [Reunited with "20th century ThinkPad" at Yamato Office in Minato Mirai]. ITmedia (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ Management of design alliances: sustaining competitive advantage. Margaret Bruce, Birgit H. Jevnaker. Chichester: Wiley. 1998. p. 93. ISBN 0-471-97476-5. OCLC 36663061.
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