ThinkPad History
Here is an (yet incomplete) overview of the history of IBM ThinkPad (and similar) mobile computers.
| ThinkPad model | year of introduction | special characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| ThinkPad 300 | 1992 | |
| ThinkPad 700 | 1992 | |
| ThinkPad 700C | 1992 | |
| ThinkPad 700T | 1992 | TabletPC |
| ThinkPad 350 | 1993 | |
| ThinkPad 350C | 1993 | |
| ThinkPad 500 | 1993 | |
| ThinkPad 710T | 1993 | TabletPC |
| ThinkPad 720 | 1993 | |
| ThinkPad 720C | 1993 | |
| ThinkPad 750 | 1993 | |
| ThinkPad 360 | 1994 | TabletPC/Notebook-Morphable |
| ThinkPad 510Cs | 1994 | |
| ThinkPad 600 | 1994 | probably the most popular ThinkPad so far |
| ThinkPad 730T | 1994 | TabletPC |
| ThinkPad 755 | 1994 | |
| ThinkPad 701 | 1995 | SubNotebook w/ Bytterfly keyboard |
| ThinkPad 701C | 1995 | SubNotebook w/ Butterfly keyboard |
| ThinkPad 701Cs | 1995 | SubNotebook w/ Butterfly keyboard |
| ThinkPad 730TE | 1995 | TabletPC, enhanced version of 730T |
| ThinkPad 755CX | 1995 | |
| ThinkPad 755CD | 1995 | |
| ThinkPad 755CV | 1995 | |
| ThinkPad 820 | 1995 | PowerPC driven |
| ThinkPad 850 | 1995 | PowerPC driven |
| PC110 | 1995 | PalmTop - the smallest and cutest "ThinkPad" ever, was sold in Japan only |
| ThinkPad 760 | 1996/1997 | |
| ThinkPad 365 | 1997 | |
| ThinkPad 380 | 1997/1998 | |
| ThinkPad 385D | 1997 | |
| ThinkPad 560 | 1997 | UltraPortable |
| ThinkPad 390 | 1998 | |
| ThinkPad 600E | 1998 | enhanced version of 600 |
| ThinkPad 770 | 1998 | |
| ThinkPad iSeries | 1998 | |
| ThinkPad 570 | 1999 | UltraPortable |
| ThinkPad 240 | 1999 | SubNotebook |
| ThinkPad 600X | 2000 | enhanced version of 600E |
| ThinkPad A20 | 2000 | |
| ThinkPad T20 | 2000 | |
| ThinkPad X20 | 2000 | UltraPortable |
| TransNote | 2001 | IBMs innovative approach on Human Interaction |
| ThinkPad R20 | 2001 | |
| TODO | TODO | my historical info ended here, gap needs to be filled |
| ThinkPad T42 | 2004 | |
| ThinkPadT42p | 2004 | |
| ThinkPad R51 | 2004 | |
| ThinkPad R51p | 2004 |
