The name "ThinkPad" was inspired by IBM's Pad. Every employee of IBM or anyone who goes to the IBM training center for training will get a pad with the motto "think" printed on it. At a meeting to discuss the product name of portable computer, a participant casually threw a notebook like this into the air and left it on the conference table. Inspired by this, another participant suggested using the name "ThinkPad". At first, IBM executives objected to the use of this name because IBM has always used numbers to identify product models. However, the name "ThinkPad" was greatly welcomed and loved by employees and customers. Finally, IBM executives compromised and agreed to use "ThinkPad" as the product name.
The design of ThinkPad is inspired by the traditional Japanese lunch box.
The original design work of ThinkPad was undertaken by IBM's Daiwa Design Center in Japan. The pure black appearance of ThinkPad is inspired by a traditional Japanese baked lunch box: Shokado lunch box, all black, which is often used for lunch.
IBM began to release ThinkPad products in 1992, including ThinkPad 700. The original ThinkPad did not have a keyboard and should belong to the category of tablet computers. It is equipped with a black-and-white liquid crystal display (LCD), a 40 MB flash memory instead of a hard disk drive, a PenPoint OS operating system based on Go and a handwriting recognition system developed by IBM. Subsequently, IBM released a keyboard ThinkPad with Microsoft Windows 3. 1 pre-installed, with a price of US, 350, a weight of 3kg (6.5 l lbs) and a size of 2.2×1.7× 8.3 inches (56× 297× 2/kloc-). It is also equipped with the largest 10.4 inch (264 mm) LCD screen, 25 MHz 386SX CPU, 120 MB hard disk and a keyboard with TrackPoint pointing stick. The bright red TrackPoint is installed on the keyboard, so people can conveniently use the portable computer on the aircraft cabin bracket without a bulky mouse.
Although the ThinkPad designed with a lithographic computer was not successful in business, it, together with Apple Newton***, initiated the era when people used PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and mobile computing.
ThinkPad brand comes from "thinking". Mr. Naito, the father of ThinkPad, said: "If people can give a product the power to think, then it must have the value beyond technology."
In the past 16 years, ThinkPad has created many glories and created many industry firsts. By the end of 2008, ThinkPad has won more than 3,500 industry awards around the world, which is almost an insurmountable peak for other brands; Countless classic masterpieces created by ThinkPad have also built a series of "milestones" in the history of mobile development.
[Edit this paragraph ]ThinkPad model details
ThinkPad2352607, that is, ThinkPad235 only for Japan, is a very interesting product and a follow-up product of IBM/RicohRIOS. It is also widely known as Clavius or Chandra2. This machine includes many unusual functions, such as including three PCMCIA slots and supporting two camera batteries as power supply. This machine uses Intel Pentium MMX233MHz CPU, which supports up to 160MB of memory, including a 2.5-inch notebook hard disk supporting UDMA function.
Hitachi used the name Prius Note 2 10 when selling Chandra2. ThinkPad300 Series thinkPad 300 Series (300, 3 10, 350, 360, 365, 380, 385, 390 (and all its sub-series)) has a long product line, starting with 486 SX-although it is bigger and slower than the newer model, it is indeed a cheap ThinkPad. ThinkPad500 Series 500 Series (500, 565, 438+00, 560 (e, x, z), 570 (e)) was the focus of the year. From the beginning, we used 486 SX2-50 Blu-ray processor to PentiumIII500Mhz processor.
This series of machines has only one built-in hard disk, and the others are external. (or installed in Ultrabase like 570). ThinkPad600 Series 600 Series (600, 600E and 600X) is the direct ancestor of the later famous T Series, which is famous for its legendary mobility and firmness. The 600 series includes a 12. 1 inch SVGA or 13.3 inch XATTFTLCD display, Pentium MMX, Pentium 2 or Pentium 3 CPU, full-size keyboard and a CD-ROM slot. The Intel weight is about 2.3 kg ... IBM realized such a lightweight notebook computer with a lightweight but high-strength carbon fiber plastic. The ThinkPadl700 series 700 series (700, 70 1, 730 (handwriting), 750, 755, 760, 765, 770) (many of which have sub-models) are the most advanced.
They all had the best display screen at that time, the largest hard disk and the highest speed processor. 70 1 is nicknamed "butterfly" because its keyboard is divided into two parts to adapt to a smaller space. When it is collected, it will move up and down into the computer, and when it is opened, it will spread left and right, just like a butterfly spreading its wings. ThinkPad800 Series 800 Series (800/820/821/822/823/850/851/860) is a very rare notebook computer based on PowerPC architecture instead of x86 architecture. It uses PowerPC603e CPU. In the 860 signal, the speed of this CPU reaches 100MHz or 166MHz. The 800 model may use the 603 processor, but I'm not sure if this is just for experimental purposes. The 800 series adopts SCSI2 interface instead of IDE interface. The 800 series is very expensive, and the 850 model may be worth $65,438+2,000. The 800 series runs on WindowsNT3.5 or 4.0, OS/2, AIX 4. 14, Solaris Desktop 2.5.1powerpc or Linux. ThinkPadTransnoteiBMTransNote is a pen-based notebook computer. Data input can be done by keyboard, Trackpoint, paper notebook with sensor, or touching the display screen with a stylus. This Thinkpad is based on the previous generation of stylus notebooks (360P(E), 730(E), 755(P)). ThinkPadT2x series (T20, T2 1, T22, T23)T2x series is a medium-sized optical and soft interchangeable model, which uses a mobile Pentium III processor. The processors used range from 700MHz Pentium III processor with 0. 18 micron technology to 1200 MHz Pentium III-M core processor with 0. 13 micron technology. Standard 14. 1 inch XGA display screen, Ultrabay2000 equipment cabin (with replaceable optical drive), S3SAVE/IX-MV display chip (with 8MB memory and T23 tape 16MB memory), cirruslogics 46 14 sound chip. The above configuration is slightly changed on different models. This series introduces a keyboard lighting device named Thinklight, which is located in the center-left position of the upper border of the display screen. You can use Fn+PgUp to open it. Its synthetic screen cover is reinforced with titanium alloy. The system can use MiniPCI expansion cards, which may be modems and/or Ethernet adapters.
In some T23 models, a wireless network antenna conforming to the Wi-Fi standard is built in, which makes it possible to use a wireless network card with MiniPCI interface. T2x series does not include active hard disk protection device and pointing stick touchpad two-in-one device used in subsequent models. T-series is covered with black matte rubber coating, and the upper cover of the screen contains hooks, which can be buckled with the base after the laptop is closed, which can effectively eliminate the deformation of the upper cover. This is a series with fashionable appearance, diverse functions, matte texture and easy disassembly and upgrade. ThinkPadT3x series only has T30 model. IntelMobilePentium4 is used, the speed ranges from 1.6GHz to 2.4GHz, the display card uses Radeon7500, and the independent memory is 16MB. The display screen size is 14. 1 inch, and the resolution is 1024x768 or 1400x 1050. Including built-in security subsystem, UltraNavtouchpad, 256MB standard memory, built-in 20/40/60GB hard disk, UltrabayPlusdrive, wireless network and Bluetooth. Its shell is reinforced titanium alloy, which is slightly larger than T4x series. ThinkPadT4x series includes T40, T4 1, T42, T43 and their "P" series (high performance "such as T43p). The typical T4X machine weighs about 2.2kg(4.9 lbs), slightly less than the 600 series, and is characterized by the application of Intel Pentium 1.3 GHz to Intel Pentium 770 @ 2. 13 GHz. 14. 1 or 15 inch LCD (liquid crystal display) (XGA, SXGA+ standard), this model uses integrated graphics card Intel GMA 900 (Intel Graphics Media Adapter 900) or discrete graphics card (ATIRadeon7500, 9000, X300, FireGL9000). FireGLT2 and FireGLV32000 have hard disk capacities ranging from 30GB to 100GB, and ActiveProtectionSystem (officially called airbag technology) is applied to protect hard disks (T4 1 and later models). " P "series (mobile workstation type) adopts 14-inch SXGA+ or 15-inch UXGAFlexView display screen (ultra-wide viewing angle, high-density pixels, resolution up to 1600x 1200). These large-screen models are obviously heavier than the same series models, and the weight including optical drives and batteries is 2.7 kg. Some T42 and T43 models have built-in optical fingerprint identification devices. ThinkPadT6x series includes T60 and T6 1 series until 2008. As the replacement of T4x series, this is the first time that T series adopts Intel dual-core technology. ThinkPadX2x series (X20, X2 1, X22, X23, X24)X2x series is a mobile Pentium 3 processor with a total weight of less than 2kg. The frequency range of CPU is from 500MHz to 1+GHz. Other components include 12. 1 inch XGA LCD, ATIRAGE MobilityM 1 (X20, X2 1) or RadeonMobilityM6(X22, X23, X24) graphics card. Use a modem or network card with miniPCI interface. X22 and later machines also support wireless network cards. Ultrabay2000 optical drive can be installed in the optical soft switch slot of Ultrabase interface, and can support the machine to work for up to 5 hours after installing the auxiliary battery. ThinkPad x3xseries (x30, x3 1, X32) uses Intel pentiumiimobile(X30) or PentiumM(X3 1, x32), and is equipped with 12. 1 inch XGA display, FireWire and USB ports and CompactFlash card slot. There is no built-in optical drive. ThinkPadX4xSeries is an ultra-light X-series demo, with only 1.2kg (2.7lbs), which is higher than the previous X 3125% ThinkPad x6xseries (X60, X60s, X60t, X6 1, X6 1s, ThinkPadX300 series ultra-light notebook. 13.3-inch LED backlight display, weighing about 1. 13kg, the CPU is Intel mermsantarosa dual re CPU (2.0 GHz/880mhz), 64GBSSD, the maximum memory is 4GBDDR2PC2-5300, and the battery life is 4 hours.
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Introduce the mainstream ThinkPad models at present.
SL300/SL400/SL500
R400
T400/T400s/T500
W500/W700/W700ds
X200/X200s/X200T
X300/X30 1
The first letter is the model series, the first number is the screen size, and the last letter represents the machine.
Some special properties of
Introduction of each series: According to the official instructions,
SL: A Growing Full-featured Laptop
Tailored for growing enterprises, integrating performance, wireless and multimedia functions,
A notebook computer that can be easily put into use.
R: a model of high cost performance
With mainstream performance and ThinkPad characteristics, it has a high cost performance and is an ideal family.
And office notebook tools.
T: Perfect balance between performance and portability.
The perfect combination of powerful performance and portability, including more powerful and professional access.
ISV certified mobile workstation
W: the ultimate mobile workstation
ThinkPad mobile workstation adopts Intel Core 2 computing technology and NVIDIA high-end discrete graphics card.
X: ultimate portability
Ultra-thin design, long battery life, specially designed for mobile business people.
Including the brand-new thin leader ThinkPad.
Description of suffix letter
S: Very portable, generally using low-voltage cpu or ultra-low-voltage cpu, the lightest, longest battery life and lowest performance.
T: Screen-changing computer with handwriting function.
Ds: There is only one model W700ds, and there is an auxiliary display besides the main display.
[Edit this paragraph ]ThinkPad series classification
The following is a list of all ThinkPad series in recent years
ThinkPad A series: it means "all-in-one machine" and is bulky. It has three drive slots, two of which are replaceable. Some models ending in "P" are the first to use 15 inch UXGA "FLXView" LCD technology in ThinkPad. The series was discontinued in 2002.
ThinkPad G series: desktop replacement model, using desktop processor, with large weight, large volume and short battery life. The series was discontinued in 2005.
ThinkPad i series: low-priced low-end models, manufactured by third-party manufacturers (such as Acer and Great Wall) under the technical authorization of IBM. This series was discontinued on 200 1.
ThinkPad R series: I series and A series are merged to form R series, with two built-in drivers, one of which can be replaced. The low-end models inherit the tradition of I series and continue to take the low-cost road. The other models are designed as "mobile workstations" to replace the discontinued A series.
ThinkPad S series: Subnotebook, quite small and light, only sold to the Japanese market.
ThinkPad T series: the flagship model of ThinkPad, which is quite thin and high-end business model. There are two internal drives, one of which is replaceable.
ThinkPad X series: Subnotebook, extremely light and compact, with built-in hard disk, no optical drive and 12 inch LCD screen. X4 1T released in July 2005, X60t+065438+ 10 released in June 2006, x6 1t released in March 2008 and x200t released in June 2008 all belong to lithography computers.
ThinkPad Z series: Lenovo's first series, the first widescreen notebook, and the first ThinkPad specially designed for entertainment since it acquired IBMPC's PC division in 2005.
ThinkPad SL series: Notebooks specially launched for small and medium-sized enterprises in 2008. The shell is painted with piano for the first time, which is cost-effective.
ThinkPad W series: In 2008, it inherited the A series and "all-in-one" notebook products. It is also a series of mobile workstations with large volume, heavy weight, high configuration and strong performance.
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Thinkpad is the most popular portable computer among developers of OpenBSD, and ThinkPad X40 is one of the most supported portable computer models.
Some people suspect that the quality of notebook hardware has shrunk after Lenovo acquired IBM, for example, the magnesium roll cage has been hollowed out (some people think that this is a wise move to reduce the weight of the fuselage without reducing the strength of the fuselage, and there are technical difficulties in mold making). Some models of T series have cancelled the magnesium alloy shell, and the closed screen body and screen are not tight enough.
The IBM ThinkPad brand was acquired by China Lenovo in 2005. At present, r6 1, t6 1 and x6 1 series have been produced. Lenovo will set its headquarters in Japan, the "birthplace" of ThinkPad, and conduct production research.
Thinkpad has introduced new models SL500, SL400, SL300, R400, R500, X300, X200, T400, T500, W500, W700, etc.
[Edit this paragraph ]ThinkPad Glory 15 Anniversary Review
1992, the first notebook computer named after ThinkPad-ThinkPad 700c was born, which started the development of mobile computing technology led by ThinkPad. It was also from 700C that little red dot first appeared on ThinkPad notebook. This design is very ergonomic: nudge the pointing stick with your fingertips, and the ceramic plate at the bottom will sensitively and accurately locate the position and moving direction of the mouse, so that users can achieve maximum convenience and comfort when using it. This humanized design has been used to this day and has become a unique symbol of ThinkPad.
1993, ThinkPad 750C was the first personal computer to go into space with the space shuttle in human history, which established the special position of ThinkPad brand in the field of notebook computers. ThinkPad 750C is the first notebook computer that supports docking station. Its dock design greatly expanded the connectivity and flexibility of notebook peripherals, and won many awards, including PC Computing, 1993 Most Valuable Product Award and Best Notebook Award, PC Magazine, Editor's Choice Award and Data Mation, 65438+.
1994, ThinkPad 755CD is the world's first notebook computer with optical drive. Its powerful graphics processing ability and large memory indicate that notebook computers have entered the multimedia era. Its optical and soft interchange design makes the notebook computer reduce its weight and volume without losing its connection performance, which provides an important reference for the future development direction of the whole notebook industry. The modular design of notebook computers has also become the industry standard of notebook computer manufacturing in the future.
1995, "Butterfly" machine is permanently collected by new york Art Museum and Museum. ThinkPad 70 1C can be said to be a "technological handicraft" with a retractable keyboard, and it has been permanently collected by new york Museum of Modern Art because of its equal artistic and technical attainments. When the screen is open, the keyboard of ThinkPad70 1C can be fully unfolded, and when the top cover is closed, it will be completely retracted into the machine, just like a butterfly spreading its wings, so it is called "butterfly machine". Its complex and precise mechanical transmission and perfect industrial design provide users with extraordinary experience. The world's first notebook computer that can be used as a projector was born.
From 65438 to 0996, ThinkPad 560 became a model of ultra-light and ultra-portable computers. Because of the excellent overall heat dissipation design, ThinkPad 560 became a rare "fanless" ultra-thin notebook on the market at that time. This bold attempt was beyond the imagination of the whole industry at that time. At the same time, it also created a new model of ultra-portable computer at that time: the ultra-thin body was only 1.2 inches thick and the weight was only 1.9Kg. It was the first to remove all the optical and floppy drives of the notebook, and it could transmit and exchange data wirelessly through infrared rays.
1997, ThinkPad 770 is the world's first notebook computer with 14. 1 "color screen and DVD drive. The processor and multimedia functions are very powerful, and innovations have been made in communication, storage and tracking points. TrackPoint has been updated to the fourth edition, and a third button has been added to complete up/down/left/right screen scrolling with TrackPoint. This design.
1998, ThinkPad 600, the largest-selling ThinkPad model in history, built an optical drive in its 36.5mm body for the first time, which perfectly demonstrated the balance between performance and weight. The design of keyboard and drawer-type interchangeable CD-ROM drive with excellent hand feel has pushed the "super portable" notebook to a new technical peak. The full-size keyboard is convenient for users to switch from ordinary desktop keyboard to notebook keyboard, which greatly improves work efficiency and work comfort. The key structure has always been the focus of ThinkPad design. From the early "X" bracket to the later "You" bracket, the touch is very smooth, and the design of button softness and elasticity is just right.
From 65438 to 0999, the concept of "Ultrabase" applied to ThinkPad 570 developed the concept of "ultra portable" notebook to a new stage. Ultrabase allows users to add various peripherals to improve or expand the performance of notebook computers while keeping the whole machine unchanged, including floppy drive, optical drive, second hard disk, ZIP drive, second battery and so on. ThinkPad 570 can move away from the base and keep extremely light weight. It can instantly connect a large number of peripheral devices through the docking station. This was unimaginable at that time in the notebook industry, which was mainly built-in and supplemented by optical soft switch. The reputation of "Transformers" came from this.
In 2000, ThinkPad T series inherited the essence of ThinkPad 600 ultra-portable design. At the same time, the screen is enlarged from 13.3 "to 14. 1" without increasing the weight of the fuselage, and the mobility and computing performance are perfectly combined through "optical and soft interchange". The world's first embedded security subsystem, successfully applied to ThinkPad T23 notebook, can help users realize the security protection of computer data on hardware. ThinkPad T series has become the most popular model in the world after entering the new century.
200 1, ThinkPad TransNote has revolutionary products of handwriting board and touch screen, which subverts the traditional appearance and won the "Global Industrial Design Gold Award" that year, marking a new breakthrough in the intelligence of mobile computing. TransNote can convert your handwritten records into digital files for storage and processing through the handwriting board. TransNote has a very humanized and peculiar folding design. This perfect design is convenient for recording information at any time, or paperless transcripts at meetings, and the weight of the whole machine is even lighter than many file boxes.
In 2002, ThinkPad X30 laptop with 25 patents was affectionately called Black Elf because of its exquisite and unobtrusive design. At that time, it set four firsts in the industry, including a record 8-hour battery life, five wired and wireless communication modes (including wired network card, wireless network card, infrared, Bluetooth, modem access), the first in the industry to pass TCPA security certification, and the only function supporting disaster data recovery at that time. X30 further optimizes the network connection characteristics, providing complete wireless solutions and flexible network connection options. At that time, it was the only ultra-thin notebook computer in the industry that supported both 802. 1 1b WLAN and Bluetooth technology. The development direction of Bluetooth is still unknown.
In 2003, ThinkPad T40 was called another masterpiece in ThinkPad history. Lighter and thinner machines, longer battery life, excellent wireless performance, so that opponents can't catch up. Active protection system (APS) is adopted to reduce the probability of hard disk crash after collision, completely changing the traditional way of absorbing vibration energy by using damping materials, and making the notebook computer truly leap from passive protection to active protection, which has far-reaching influence. In the ever-changing business world, even if there are occasional ups and downs, precious data can be protected and secured. On June 5, 2003, 165438+ the 20 millionth ThinkPad in the world was officially launched. It was born in IIPC, a joint venture factory of IBM in Shenzhen and Great Wall.
In 2004, ThinkPad T42 was the first ThinkPad equipped with integrated biometric technology, which innovatively applied biometric technology, improved the safety standard of the whole PC industry and became the safest notebook computer. Biometric fingerprint identification technology replaces traditional passwords with fingerprints, and cooperates with client security solutions to build a strong defense for important data, keep hackers, viruses and all kinds of illegal intrusions out, easily defend the private space of institutions, and become the safest notebook computer in the world.
In 2005, the first innovative ThinkPad tablet laptop was born, constantly breaking through the existing, and the technical exploration of ThinkPad constantly brought consumers a brand-new experience. ThinkPad X4 1t tablet was the leading, smallest and lightest convertible 12 "tablet in the industry at that time, and it also had the longest standard battery life among similar products. This model has all the functions of ThinkPad X4 1 series notebooks, and has a unique rotating hinge that can support the rotation of the display screen 180. The tablet digital conversion pen can be used for handwriting operation directly on the display screen. In March 2005, the millionth ThinkPad notebook user in China was born.
In 2006, it took the lead in adopting the "magnesium rolling cage" integrated molding technology to firmly fix the internal components and improve the physical safety to the height of the whole machine protection. Its design principle comes from the anti-roll frame of racing car. The test shows that this new design reduces the impact force on internal components by 30%, forms a golden bell-shaped protection for internal components, and improves the stability of the system. The material is light magnesium alloy, and the strength-toughness/weight ratio is the best among general structural metals.
In 2007, the magnesium roll cage was creatively applied to the display screen. This leading design not only builds a solid screen, but also shields the interference and enhances the wireless communication performance of the notebook. At the same time, double defense against priceless data, so that your thinking has no breakpoint. Double magnesium roll cage, exclusive service of T series, eagle wing cooling system, triple hard disk protection, APS active hard disk protection technology, biometric fingerprint identification technology, emergency and recovery system, network adaptive software, splash-proof keyboard.
Going forward is more than 15 years.