IBM PS/2 CL57 SX

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IBM PS/2 CL57 SX
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Also known asType 8554
Manufacturer IBM and Toshiba [1]
TypeLaptop (desktop replacement)
Release dateApril 1992
Introductory priceUS$5,995(equivalent to $11,060 in 2020)
Operating system DOS, OS/2, Windows
CPU 386SX @ 20 MHz
(optional math co-processor)
Memory2–16 MB RAM (2 sockets)
Storage80 MB hard drive
3.5” 1.44 MB floppy drive
Display10.4" color TFT LCD
GraphicsVGA (640x480)
Inputtrackball
Mass11 lb (5.0 kg)
Predecessor IBM PS/2 L40SX

The IBM PS/2 CL57 SX (Personal System/2 Color Laptop 57 SX) is the first laptop with a color TFT screen released by IBM in 1992. It was released a few months before the introduction of the ThinkPad series.

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Background

It was developed by a joint venture between IBM and Toshiba. [1] The sibling model in a PS/55 line was a PS/55 N27sx laptop. [2]

Specifications

It is based on the Micro Channel Architecture. [3] It contains a 386SX at 20MHz, between 2 and 16 MiB RAM, a 10.4" color TFT, weighed 11 lb (5.0 kg) and has a trackball. [4]

It can run IBM OS/2.

It was priced at US$5,995(equivalent to $11,060 in 2020) and available from April 1992. [5] [6]

Reception

It was not favorably received by the market. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Name (1992-02-25). "IBM UK LAUNCHES COLOUR LAPTOP AS WELL AS NOTEBOOK". Tech Monitor. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  2. ↑ "ThinkPad History Part 3 – 1992 Launch". DankPads. 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. ↑ Torgan, Emerson Andrew (1992-06-16). "IBM debuts new portables: large-display color laptop, SLC-based notebook". PC Mag . Ziff Davis, Inc. p. 59.
  4. ↑ A., Dell, Deborah (2000). ThinkPad: a different shade of blue. Sams. p. 89. ISBN   0-672-31756-7. OCLC   781169669. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  5. ↑ Scannell, Ed (1992-03-23). "IBM puts a splash of active-matrix color into portable line". InfoWorld . InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  6. ↑ "IBM PS/2 MODEL CL57 SX SYSTEM AND FEATURES". Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  7. ↑ A., Dell, Deborah (2000). ThinkPad : a different shade of blue. Sams. p. 258. ISBN   0-672-31756-7. OCLC   781169669. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
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