IBM PS/2 Model CL57 SX
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The IBM Personal System/2 Model CL57 SX (stylized as PS/2 Model CL57 SX) is the first notebook computer 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. The sibling model in a PS/55 line was a PS/55 N27sx laptop.
Specifications
It is based on the Micro Channel Architecture. It contains a 386SX at 20MHz, between 2 and 16 MB RAM, a 10.4" color TFT, weighed 11 lb (5.0 kg) and has a trackball.
It can run IBM OS/2.
It was priced at US$5,995 (equivalent to $13,750 in 2025) and available from April 1992.
Reception
It was not favorably received by the market.
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| Preceded byPS/2 L40 SX | PS/2 CL57 SX | Succeeded byThinkPad 700 |