Misplaced Pages

IBM PS/55 Note

Manufacturer	IBM
Product family	IBM PS/55
Release date	1991; 33 years ago (1991)
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

IBM started selling the PS/55 Note series in Japan in April 1991.

Western Digital has supplied video and logic chips for the PS/55 Note.

Models

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)
• Model 5535-S (1990)
• 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)

Reception

The PS/55 Note was a rapid success in Japan.

References

1. ^ Valligra, Lori (1987-09-07). "IBM Japan Announces Addition to PS/55 Line". InfoWorld. p. 21.
2. 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.
3. "SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: New IBM Products May Be Good News for Western Digital". Los Angeles Times. 1991-12-31. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
4. ^ "ThinkPad 10th Anniversary Special 10". Watch Impress (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
5. "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.
6. Management of design alliances: sustaining competitive advantage. Margaret Bruce, Birgit H. Jevnaker. Chichester: Wiley. 1998. p. 93. ISBN 0-471-97476-5. OCLC 36663061.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Thinkwiki.de - PS/55 Note

• IBM laptops
• Computer-related introductions in 1991
• IBM PS/2