ThinkPad 350

The 350 was announced in June 1993.{{Cite news|title=IBM subnotebook to sport PCMCIA slot|work=InfoWorld|date=June 14, 1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QDsEAAAAMBAJ}} The 125MB disk version started shipping in June 1993, the 250MB version started shipping in July.{{cite magazine|last=Lee|first=Yvonne|date=June 21, 1993|title=IBM subnotebook uses 486|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OjsEAAAAMBAJ|magazine=InfoWorld|page=31}}

The New York Times noted that IBM challenged Compaq with the development of the 350, who was the market leader in the lower priced notebook market.{{Cite news |last=Lohr |first=Steve |date=1993-06-23 |title=Notebooks May Hold Key to I.B.M.'s Revival |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/23/business/notebooks-may-hold-key-to-ibm-s-revival.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |issn=0362-4331}}

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.

In March 1994, IBM cut the prices by 12%.

The 350 is identical to the PS/Note 425 and the 350C is identical to the PS/Note 425C.

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 5.2 lb in total, and started at $2,099. Other features included: Trackpoint II, Type II PCMIA slot.

File:IBM PS-Note 425 (ThinkPad 350C).jpg

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 5.7 lbs, a .5 lb gain from the base 350 model. The 350C started at a price of $1,999 with the highest being $2,399.{{cite book|last=|first=|url=https://archive.org/details/pcworld127unse|title=PC World Volume 12 No. 7|publisher=IDG|year=1994|isbn=|location=USA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/pcworld127unse/page/292 292]}}

A review by the Los Angeles Times considered the ThinkPad 350 not an impressive machine due the fact it was bundling IBM DOS instead of MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows.{{Cite web|last=J. Magid|first=Lawrence|author-link=Larry Magid|date=1993-09-16|title=Finally, an IBM That's Worth Craving|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-16-fi-35811-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507122857/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-16-fi-35811-story.html|archive-date=7 May 2021|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=2165-1736}} A review of the 350C by InfoWorld noted the good screen and the relatively short battery life.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x2Fa5SDi0G8C|title=Benchmark Tests: Color portables - IBM ThinkPad 350C|first=|last=|pages=243|magazine=InfoWorld|date=December 21, 1993}}

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