IBM ThinkPad 350
The IBM Thinkpad 350 series was a notebook computer series introduced in 1993 by IBM as part of their Thinkpad laptop series. With only 2 models ever made in the series, it was succeeded in 1994 by the IBM Thinkpad 360 series.
Manufacturer | IBM |
---|---|
Introduced | 1993 |
Cost | N/A |
Processor | Intel 80486SL |
Frequency | 25 MHz |
Memory | 4-20 MB IC DRAM Card |
Features
The 350 series shipped with IBM PC-DOS 5.02 as the included operating system.
Both models in the series came with an Intel 486SL running at 25 MHz, and a CT-65530 video controller with 1 MB of video memory. Both models also had a standard 4 MB of RAM that was on a proprietary IC DRAM Card. If a user wanted to upgrade the ram, the 350 ThinkPads supported an IC DRAM Card size up to 20 MB.
Both in the series came with a 125 or 250 MB standard hard drive, and a non-removable 1.44 MB floppy drive. Both models also had a battery life up to 9 hours.[1]
Models
IBM ThinkPad 350 — The first model in the series, it introduced a Intel 486SL running at 25 MHz, a monochrome 9.5" STN display with 640x480 resolution, 4 MB of ram on an IC DRAM Card, a non-removable 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy drive and a 250 MB hard disk drive. The 350 weighed 5.2lb in total, and started at $2,099. Other features included: Trackpoint II, Type II PCMIA slot.[1]
IBM ThinkPad 350C — Basically the same as the first, and also the second and last in the series, it only had 1 notable change to a 9.2" STL LCD 640x480 256 color display. It also added the additional option of a 125 MB hard drive alongside the 250 MB option. It weighed 5.7lbs, a .5lb gain from the base 350 model. The 350C started at a price of $1,999 with the highest being $2,399.[1]
Model | Release | Display Options | Video Controller | Audio Controller | CPU | RAM | HDD Options | Other |
350 | June 1993 | 9.5" Monochrome, 640x480 | CT-65530 | N/A | Intel 486SL
25 MHz |
4 MB | 250 MB | |
350C | June 1993 | 9.2" STL LCD, 640x480 | CT-65530 | N/A | Intel 486SL
25 MHz |
4 MB | 125 MB
250 MB |
References
- PC World Volume 12 No. 7. USA: IDG. 1994. pp. 292.