IBM PS/55 Note
The IBM Personal System/55 Note (stylized as PS/55 note) is a series of notebooks manufactured by the IBM subsidiary IBM Japan as part of the IBM Personal System/55 series.
The international IBM PS/2 Note series was based on the PS/55 Note series.
History
IBM started selling the PS/55 Note series in Japan in April 1991.
Western Digital has supplied video and logic chips for the PS/55 Note.
Models
The prices for the PS/55 Note varies between $1,680 and $2,550.
- Model N23SX (5523-S) (03/1991) (similar to the PS/2 N33SX and PS/2 N51SX models)
- Model 5535 (1987)
- Model 5535-S (1990)
- Model T22sx (1992)
- Model N27sx (02/1992) (similar to the PS/2 CL57SX model)
- Model C23V (10/1992)
- Model C52 (10/1992) (identical to the ThinkPad 700C)
Reception
The PS/55 Note was a rapid success in Japan.