IBM PS/55 Note

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.

IBM PS/55 Note
ManufacturerIBM
Product familyIBM PS/55
Release dateSeptember 1987 (1987-09)[1]
Introductory pricebetween $1,680 and $2,550
PredecessorIBM PC Convertible

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.[2]

Western Digital has supplied video and logic chips for the PS/55 Note.[3]

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)[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

The PS/55 Note was a rapid success in Japan.[6]

References
  1. Inc, InfoWorld Media Group (1987-09-07). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  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". 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)
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