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> > IBM issues new slew of ThinkPads, including an NT version > > [Image] > By Carolyn A. April > InfoWorld Electric > [Image] > Posted at 11:25 AM PT, Oct 15, 1996 > IBM PC Corp. on Tuesday pulled the curtains back on new [Image] > mid- and high-end ThinkPad notebook computers, debuting > one model with pre-loaded Windows NT Workstation and [Image] > another with the 150-MHz Pentium processor. > [Image] > Along with overhauling to faster processors, roomier hard > drives and enhanced multimedia, IBM officials said the > product roll-out represents a shift in distribution [Image] > strategy that saw the PC giant uncharacteristically flood > the channel with more than 30,000 new ThinkPad 365s and [Image] > 760s weeks prior to the launch. > [Image] > "We know ThinkPad supply has always been a complaint > against us, and we're trying to address that," said Steve > Ward, general manager of mobile computing at IBM, in > Somers, N.Y. > > The lone exception to immediate availability is the new > ThinkPad 760 EL (model 9547-U4K), the system that is > pre-loaded with NT. That system, which sports a 133-MHz > Pentium processor, 32MB of RAM, 2.1 gigabyte hard drive, > and 12.1-inch active matrix display, will be available to > users in November (pricing is unavailable), company > officials said. > > The reason for the lag time, according to Ward, is so > that IBM can fine tune and fully test the mobile > performance of NT -- particularly in carrying out key > features IBM has taken pains to add, including some power > management and some plug-and-play capabilities. > > In addition, the firm has developed device drivers -- > which will be available on the IBM home page by the end > of the year -- that will allow the NT-based notebook to > support MPEG-2 full-motion video, serial infrared data > transmission, and hardware-based power management. > > IBM's efforts to make NT a suitable mobile platform > mirrors many of its competitors, including Texas > Instruments Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Toshiba America > Information Systems Inc., and Digital Equipment Corp. > > In response to corporate customer demand, none of the top > notebook purveyors seem content to wait for Microsoft > Corp. to add mobile essentials like Plug and Play and > full power management into the next version of NT. > > But many, including IBM, have worked with the software > giant on interim solutions. Said Ward: "We've > collaborated to ensure the best performance between their > operating system and our machine." > > Included in this week's ThinkPad announcement are seven > new models in the value- to mid-priced 365 series, and > six new models in the high-end 760 line. > > A sample of those models follows: > > * ThinkPad 760E: 150-MHz Pentium processor, 16MB of Ram, > 256KB of Level 2 cache, PCI bus architecture, 12.1-inch > active matrix XGA screen, 2.1-gigabyte hard drive, 2MB of > video RAM, two Type II or one Type III PC card slots, and > PC Card Bus. It is priced at $5,699. > > * ThinkPad 760ED: 133-MHz Pentium processor, 16MB of RAM, > 256KB of Level 2 cache, 12.1-inch active matrix SVGA > screen, 1.2 gigabyte hard drive, quad-speed CD-ROM drive, > 2MB of video RAM, and two Type II or one Type III PC card > slot. It is priced at $5,399. > > * ThinkPad 365X: 133-MHz Pentium processor, 8MB of RAM, > 1.08 gigabyte hard drive, 11.3-inch dual scan SVGA > screen, 1MB of video RAM, and two Type II or one Type III > PC card slots. It is priced at $2,499. > > IBM can be reached at http://www.ibm.com/. > Go to http://www.infoworld.com to see this article. Is that price on the 760ED correct? -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Kustner Emjay Corporation System/LAN Administrator 725 W. Glendale Ave. Email: tom.kustner@emjay.com Glendale, WI 53209-6509 USA Any opinions are mine and not necessarily those of Emjay's.