ThinkPad 220
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File:ThinkPad 220 (in sleeve case).jpg
The IBM ThinkPad 220 is a subnotebook from the ThinkPad line by IBM. It was released in Japan only{{Cite web|last=October 2017|first=Avram Piltch-Online Editorial Director 05|title=25 Years of ThinkPad: The Best and Most Innovative|url=https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/best-thinkpads-of-all-time|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Laptop Mag|date=5 October 2017 |language=en|archive-date=2019-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423165808/https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/best-thinkpads-of-all-time}}{{Cite web|title=ThinkPad 10th Anniversary Special 12|url=https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2002/1101/tp12.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Impress Watch|archive-date=2019-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517173930/https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2002/1101/tp12.htm}} in 1993,{{Cite web|title=懐かしのPCコレクション：チャンドラと黒くないThinkPad235 - narisawa110さんの日記|url=https://www.yamareco.com/modules/diary/100156-detail-174133|access-date=2021-05-19|website=ヤマレコ|language=ja|archive-date=2021-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519001819/https://www.yamareco.com/modules/diary/100156-detail-174133|url-status=live}} and was jointly developed by IBM Japan Yamato Facility and IBM Japan and Ricoh joint project {{Interlanguage link multi|Rios System|ja|3=ライオス・システム}}.{{CN|date=July 2023}}
The 220 shares its 'Monolith' architecture and styling directly with its 200 predecessor, also known as the "Monolith" prototype along with its 230Cs successor and the Palm Top PC110.
Specifications
It is based on an Intel 386, has 2MB RAM and a 80MB disk,{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Tony|title=The IBM ThinkPad: 15 years old today|url=https://www.theregister.com/2007/07/19/forgotten_tech_ibm_thinkpad/?page=3|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|website=The Register|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802152556/https://www.theregister.com/2007/07/19/forgotten_tech_ibm_thinkpad/?page=3}} 6-row keyboard and trackball, and weighed 1kg.{{Cite web|title=ThinkPad 10th Anniversary Special 12|url=https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2002/1101/tp12.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-18|website=pc.watch.impress.co.jp|language=ja|archive-date=2019-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517173930/https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2002/1101/tp12.htm}} The machine was originally supplied in a neat leather IBM wallet with 'Mobile Computing' recessed into the front.
The backlit greyscale LCD display is difficult to read compared to the subsequent color DSTN machines.
Successor
The successor was the ThinkPad 230Cs{{Cite web|last=Name|date=1994-08-12|title=IBM HAS SMALLER, LIGHTER NOTEBOOK IN ITS THINKPAD LINE|url=https://techmonitor.ai/techonology/ibm_has_smaller_lighter_notebook_in_its_thinkpad_line|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Tech Monitor|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517192808/https://techmonitor.ai/techonology/ibm_has_smaller_lighter_notebook_in_its_thinkpad_line|url-status=live}} with 7-row keyboard, trackpoint and weighed 1.7kg,{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/thinkpad-230-cs-final|title=Thinkpad 230Cs Remake}} released in 1994.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://thinkwiki.de/220 Thinkwiki.de - 220]
- {{Web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723041908/https://www.aichi.to/~thinkpad/catalog/tp220/ |date=2022-07-23|title=Japanese brochure for the 220 }}
- {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010414074450/http://www-6.ibm.com/jp/pc/prod/ha/0278a.html|title=Official website (230Cs)}} {{In lang|ja-JP}}
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