Also known as | Type 8554 |
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Manufacturer | IBM and Toshiba [1] |
Type | Laptop ( desktop replacement) |
Release date | April 1992 |
Introductory price | US$5,995 (equivalent to $13,020 in 2023) |
Operating system | DOS, OS/2, Windows |
CPU |
386SX @ 20 MHz (optional math co-processor) |
Memory | 2–16 MB RAM (2 sockets) |
Storage | 80 MB hard drive 3.5” 1.44 MB floppy drive |
Display | 10.4" color TFT LCD |
Graphics | VGA (640x480) |
Input | trackball |
Mass | 11 lb (5.0 kg) |
Predecessor | IBM PS/2 L40 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.
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]
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 $13,020 in 2023) and available from April 1992. [5] [6]
It was not favorably received by the market. [7]
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Also known as | Type 8554 |
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Manufacturer | IBM and Toshiba [1] |
Type | Laptop ( desktop replacement) |
Release date | April 1992 |
Introductory price | US$5,995 (equivalent to $13,020 in 2023) |
Operating system | DOS, OS/2, Windows |
CPU |
386SX @ 20 MHz (optional math co-processor) |
Memory | 2–16 MB RAM (2 sockets) |
Storage | 80 MB hard drive 3.5” 1.44 MB floppy drive |
Display | 10.4" color TFT LCD |
Graphics | VGA (640x480) |
Input | trackball |
Mass | 11 lb (5.0 kg) |
Predecessor | IBM PS/2 L40 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.
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]
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 $13,020 in 2023) and available from April 1992. [5] [6]
It was not favorably received by the market. [7]
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