ThinkPad History
Here is an (yet incomplete) overview of the history of IBM ThinkPad (and similar) mobile computers.
IBM has a webpage on the history of the ThinkPad here: http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/thinkpad/anniversary/history.html
ThinkPad model | release year | special characteristics |
---|---|---|
300 | Oct 1992 | |
700, 700C | Oct 1992 | MCA |
700T | 1992 | TabletPC |
710T | Mar 1993 | TabletPC |
720 | May 1993 | MCA |
720C | May 1993 | MCA |
350 | June 1993 | |
350C | June 1993 | |
500 | June 1993 | |
750, 750C | Sep 1993 | |
750P | Sep 1993 | TabletPC/Notebook-Morphable |
750CS | Nov 1993 | |
360, 360CS | May 1994 | |
730T | May 1994 | TabletPC |
360C | June 1994 | |
360P | June 1994 | TabletPC/Notebook-Morphable |
510CS | June 1994 | |
355, 355C, 355CS | June 1994 | |
755C, 755CS | June 1994 | |
360CE, 360CSE | Oct 1994 | |
755CD | Oct 1994 | first notebook with integrated CD-ROM drive |
755CE, 755CSE | Nov 1994 | |
PC110 | ? 1995 | PalmTop - the smallest and cutest "ThinkPad" ever, was sold in Japan only |
701C, 701CS | Mar 1995 | SubNotebook w/ Butterfly keyboard |
360CE | Apr 1995 | |
370C | May 1995 | |
755CX | May 1995 | |
755CV | May 1995 | display can be used with overhead projectors |
755CDV | June 1995 | display can be used with overhead projectors |
820, 850 | July 1995 | PowerPC driven |
730TE | Oct 1995 | TabletPC, enhanced version of 730T |
760C, 760CD | Oct 1995 | |
365C, 365CS | Nov 1995 | |
365CD, 365CSD | Nov 1995 | |
860 | ? 1996 | PowerPC driven |
760L, 760LD | Feb 1996 | |
365E, 365ED | May 1996 | |
365X, 365XD | May 1996 | |
560 | May 1996 | UltraPortable |
380, 380D | May 1997 | |
385D | May 1997 | |
310, 310D | June 1997 | |
560E | June 1997 | |
765L, 765D | June 1997 | |
380E, 380ED | Sep 1997 | |
310E, 310ED | Nov 1997 | |
385ED | Sep 1997 | |
770 | Oct 1997 | first Notebook with integrated DVD-ROM drive |
380XD | Mar 1998 | |
385XD | Mar 1998 | |
560X | Mar 1998 | UltraPortable |
600 | Apr 1998 | probably the most popular ThinkPad so far |
770E, 770ED | Apr 1998 | |
560Z | Sep 1998 | UltraPortable |
770X | Oct 1998 | |
390 | Nov 1998 | |
600E | Nov 1998 | enhanced version of 600 |
ThinkPad iSeries | 1998 | first Notebook with integrated keyboard light |
380Z | Sep 1998 | |
770Z | Feb 1999 | |
390E | Mar 1999 | |
570 | Apr 1999 | UltraPortable |
240 | June 1999 | SubNotebook |
390X | Sep 1999 | |
600X | Dec 1999 | enhanced version of 600E |
570E | Feb 2000 | UltraPortable |
A20m, A20p | May 2000 | ] |
240X | June 2000 | |
T20 | May 2000 | |
X20 | Sep 2000 | UltraPortable |
A21m, A21p | Sep 2000 | |
A21e | Oct 2000 | |
T21 | Oct 2000 | |
TransNote | Feb 2001 | IBMs innovative approach on Human Interaction |
T22 | Mar 2001 | |
A22m, A22p | Apr 2001 | |
X21 | Apr 2001 | UltraPortable |
A22e | June 2001 | |
T23 | July 2001 | |
A30, A30p | Oct 2001 | |
R30 | Oct 2001 | |
X22 | Oct 2001 | UltraPortable |
X23 | Jan 2002 | UltraPortable |
R31 | Feb 2002 | |
A31, A31p | Mar 2002 | |
T30 | May 2002 | |
X24 | May 2002 | UltraPortable |
R32 | June 2002 | |
X30 | Sep 2002 | UltraPortable |
R40 | Jan 2003 | |
T40, T40p | Mar 2003 | |
X31 | Mar 2003 | UltraPortable |
R40e | Oct 2003 | |
G40 | Apr 2003 | |
R50 | Oct 2003 | |
T41 | Oct 2003 | first notebook with HDD protection system |
T41p | Nov 2003 | |
R50p | Nov 2003 | |
R50e | Apr 2004 | |
R51 | Apr 2004 | |
T42, T42p | May 2004 | |
X40 | Feb 2004 | UltraPortable |
G41 | Oct 2004 | |
T43 | Feb 2005 | |
R52 | Mar 2005 | |
T43p | Apr 2005 | |
X32 | Apr 2005 | UltraPortable |
X41 | Apr 2005 | UltraPortable |
X41 Tablet | June 2005 | UltraPortable |
Categories:
- 300
- 700
- 700C
- 700T
- 710T
- 720
- 720C
- 350
- 350C
- 500
- 750
- 750C
- 750P
- 750CS
- 360
- 360CS
- 730T
- 360C
- 360P
- 510CS
- 355
- 355C
- 355CS
- 755C
- 755CS
- 360CE
- 360CSE
- 755CD
- 755CE
- 755CSE
- PC110
- 701C
- 701CS
- 370C
- 755CX
- 755CV
- 755CDV
- 820
- 850
- 730TE
- 760C
- 760CD
- 365C
- 365CS
- 365CD
- 365CSD
- 860
- 760L
- 760LD
- 365E
- 365ED
- 365X
- 365XD
- 560
- 380
- 380D
- 385D
- 310
- 310D
- 560E
- 765L
- 765D
- 380E
- 380ED
- 310E
- 310ED
- 385ED
- 770
- 380XD
- 385XD
- 560X
- 600
- 770E
- 770ED
- 560Z
- 770X
- 390
- 600E
- 380Z
- 770Z
- 390E
- 570
- 240
- 390X
- 600X
- 570E
- A20m
- A20p
- 240X
- T20
- X20
- A21m
- A21p
- A21e
- T21
- TransNote
- T22
- A22m
- A22p
- X21
- A22e
- T23
- A30
- A30p
- R30
- X22
- X23
- R31
- A31
- A31p
- T30
- X24
- R32
- X30
- R40
- T40
- T40p
- X31
- R40e
- G40
- R50
- T41
- T41p
- R50p
- R50e
- R51
- T42
- T42p
- X40
- G41
- T43
- R52
- T43p
- X32
- X41
- X41 Tablet
- Models