IBM PS/2 Model CL57 SX

The IBM Personal System/2 Model CL57 SX (stylized as PS/2 Model CL57 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.

IBM PS/2 Model CL57 SX
Also known asType 8554
ManufacturerIBM and Toshiba[1]
TypeLaptop (desktop replacement)
Release dateApril 1992
Introductory priceUS$5,995 (equivalent to $12,500 in 2022)
Operating systemDOS, OS/2, Windows
CPU386SX @ 20 MHz
(optional math co-processor)
Memory2โ€“16 MB RAM (2 sockets)
Storage80 MB hard drive
3.5โ€ 1.44 MB floppy drive
Display10.4" color TFT LCD
GraphicsVGA (640x480)
Inputtrackball
Mass11 lb (5.0 kg)
PredecessorIBM PS/2 L40 SX

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 MB 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 $12,500 in 2022) and available from April 1992.[5][6]

Reception

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

References

  1. Name (1992-02-25). "IBM UK LAUNCHES COLOUR LAPTOP AS WELL AS NOTEBOOK". Tech Monitor. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  2. "ThinkPad History Part 3 โ€“ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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". 24 March 1992. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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