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Thanks for this very interesting article. I was trying to find the complete article but searches at www.infoworld.com under "IBM Thinkpad" and "Briody" did not return this article. In the future, I would like to recommend that people include URLs in post such as these. Thanks, Jeff At 12:53 PM 4/15/97 -0400, you wrote: >I spotted this on Infoworld Electric >================================================== > >IBM to consolidate desktop lines, overhaul ThinkPad design > >By Dan Briody >InfoWorld Electric > >Posted at 1:25 PM PT, Apr 10, 1997 > >IBM is taking a series of steps in both its desktop and portable product >lines intended to make buying an IBM PC easier. > >[snip - desktop stuff deleted] > >Also in the plans for IBM is a major redesign of the ThinkPad notebook >computer line, expected to improve performance and reliability as well as >to bring the machines more in line with typical portable form factors. > >Among the features to be included in upcoming ThinkPads are 15 millimeter >removable Zip drives, eventually to be included across the entire product >line, and a removable dual CD-ROM/floppy drive module for the ThinkPad 360 >line, according to company officials. Keyboards will also be redesigned, >with the company opting to go with more traditional laptop keyboards over >the ThinkPads' current raised keyboard. > >IBM is expected to use Intel as the motherboard manufacturing house, rather >than use its own facilities, and will provide an easy upgrade path for CPUs >in the new notebooks for a longer product cycle and reduced cost. > > ----------------------------------------------- Jeff Sokolov (jsokolov@gte.com) Senior Member of the Technical Staff Service Concept and Design Department GTE Laboratories Incorporated 40 Sylvan Road, MS 38 Waltham, MA 02154 (617) 466-4042 (phone) (617) 466-4035 (fax)