IBM PS/2 CL57 SX

IBM PS/2 CL57 SX
Also known as	Type 8554
Manufacturer	IBM and Toshiba
Type	Laptop (desktop replacement)
Release date	April 1992
Introductory price	US$5,995 (equivalent to $11,060 in 2020)
Operating system	DOS, OS/2, Windows
CPU	386SX @ 20 MHz; (optional math co-processor)
Memory	2–16 MB RAM (2 sockets)
Storage	80 MB hard drive; 3.5” 1.44 MB floppy drive
Display	10.4" color TFT LCD
Graphics	VGA (640x480)
Input	trackball
Mass	11 lb (5.0 kg)
Predecessor	IBM PS/2 L40SX

The IBM PS/2 CL57 SX (Personal System/2 Color Laptop 57 SX) is the first laptop with a color TFT screen released by IBM in 1992. It was released a few months before the introduction of the ThinkPad series.

Background[]

It was developed by a joint venture between IBM and Toshiba.^[1] The sibling model in a PS/55 line was a PS/55 N27sx laptop.^[2]

Specifications[]

It is based on the Micro Channel Architecture.^[3] It contains a 386SX at 20MHz, between 2 and 16 MiB RAM, a 10.4" color TFT, weighed 11 lb (5.0 kg) and has a trackball.^[4]

It can run IBM OS/2.

It was priced at US$5,995 (equivalent to $11,060 in 2020) and available from April 1992.^[5]^[6]

Reception[]

It was not favorably received by the market.^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Name (1992-02-25). "IBM UK LAUNCHES COLOUR LAPTOP AS WELL AS NOTEBOOK". Tech Monitor. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ "ThinkPad History Part 3 – 1992 Launch". DankPads. 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
^ Torgan, Emerson Andrew (1992-06-16). "IBM debuts new portables: large-display color laptop, SLC-based notebook". PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc. p. 59.
^ A., Dell, Deborah (2000). ThinkPad: a different shade of blue. Sams. p. 89. ISBN 0-672-31756-7. OCLC 781169669. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ Scannell, Ed (1992-03-23). "IBM puts a splash of active-matrix color into portable line". InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ "IBM PS/2 MODEL CL57 SX SYSTEM AND FEATURES". Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ A., Dell, Deborah (2000). ThinkPad : a different shade of blue. Sams. p. 258. ISBN 0-672-31756-7. OCLC 781169669. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

External links[]

Preceded by PS/2 L40 SX	PS/2 CL57 SX	Succeeded by ThinkPad 700

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[techmon-1] Name (1992-02-25). "IBM UK LAUNCHES COLOUR LAPTOP AS WELL AS NOTEBOOK". Tech Monitor. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

[2] "ThinkPad History Part 3 – 1992 Launch". DankPads. 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

[3] Torgan, Emerson Andrew (1992-06-16). "IBM debuts new portables: large-display color laptop, SLC-based notebook". PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc. p. 59.

[4] A., Dell, Deborah (2000). ThinkPad: a different shade of blue. Sams. p. 89. ISBN 0-672-31756-7. OCLC 781169669. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

[5] Scannell, Ed (1992-03-23). "IBM puts a splash of active-matrix color into portable line". InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

[6] "IBM PS/2 MODEL CL57 SX SYSTEM AND FEATURES". Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

[7] A., Dell, Deborah (2000). ThinkPad : a different shade of blue. Sams. p. 258. ISBN 0-672-31756-7. OCLC 781169669. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

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