IBM ThinkPad TransNote

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IBM ThinkPad TransNote
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IBM ThinkPad TransNote
Manufacturer IBM
Product family ThinkPad
Type 2-in-1 PC, Graphics tablet
Release dateFebruary 28, 2001;24 years ago (2001-02-28) [1]
DiscontinuedOctober 28, 2003;21 years ago (2003-10-28) [2]
Operating system
CPU Mobile Intel Pentium III (Coppermine) @ 600 MHz
Memory64-320 MB PC100 SDRAM
Storage10 or 20 GB HDD
Removable storage CompactFlash
Display10.4" SVGA TFT Touchscreen
Graphics ATI Rage Mobility M

The IBM ThinkPad TransNote is a notebook computer by IBM [3] that was launched in February 2001. [4]

Contents

Features

The TransNote consists of a leather-like folio case which contains a computer on one side and a paper notebook on the other side. [5]

The technology is comparable to the CrossPad, which used a similar design as the TransNote. [6]

Specifications

The TransNote comes equipped with:

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Folded TransNote with opened cover

The battery pack uses flat Samsung 103450 cells. [9]

Reception

Computerworld called it a "failed design" because it tried to blend a large 3M digitized pad with a tiny underpowered laptop in the same product. [10] PCQuest viewed it as an attractive choice for people who travel a lot. [11] TechRepublic called it one of the 25 "unique and bizarre breakthroughs" in laptop innovation. [12]

Awards

The TransNote won a Gold iF Product Design Award in 2002 in the product discipline. [13] The TransNote was the winner in the PC category of the PC Magazine Awards for Technical Excellence in 2001. [14]

Further developments

IBM announced the discontinuation of the TransNote in February 2002, intending to discontinue it at the end of the year. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Announcement Letter 101-039, IBM ThinkPad TransNote Portfolio Notebook Redefines Mobile Computing" (PDF) (Press release). IBM. February 20, 2001.
  2. ↑ "Announcement Letter 903-189, Hardware withdrawal: Selected IBM ThinkPad notebook computers - Replacements available" (PDF) (Press release). IBM. September 30, 2003.
  3. ↑ Schofield, Jack (2001-01-18). "Putting pen to PC". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. ↑ Sherriff, Lucy (21 February 2001). "IBM handwriting notebook gets an outing". The Register .
  5. ↑ "Pen Computing Magazine: IBM ThinkPad TransNote". Pen Computing Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. ↑ Wagstaff, Jeremy. "IBM's TransNote Lets Users Doodle Without Much Fuss". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  7. ↑ "Category:TransNote - ThinkWiki". www.thinkwiki.org. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  8. ↑ "ThinkPad TransNote | WIRED". WIRED . 2016-12-21. Archived from the original on Dec 21, 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  9. ↑ "Fail Of The Week: Battery Packin'". Hackaday . 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  10. ↑ Enderle, Rob (2019-05-20). "Lenovo Accelerate: The coming disruptive evolution/evolution of the laptop". Computerworld . Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  11. ↑ Rajguru, Sunil (2001-07-11). "IBM ThinkPad TransNote: Notebook-cum-digital Notepad". PCQuest . Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  12. ↑ Forrest, Conner (April 14, 2016). "Laptop innovation: A history of unique and bizarre breakthroughs". TechRepublic . p. 23. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  13. ↑ "IBM ThinkPad TransNote". International Forum Design . Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  14. ↑ "The Eighteenth Annual Awards for Technical Excellence". PC Magazine . p. 95 – via Google Books.
  15. ↑ Spooner, John G. "IBM erases pen-based notebook". ZDNet . Retrieved 2021-04-18.
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