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The ThinkPad 500 was announced on 16 June 1993. It was the first subnotebook by IBM. The next subnotebook by IBM was the
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In March 1994 the ThinkPad 510 was announced, which contains the 486 DLC by IBM and a 7.7" display.
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awarded the ThinkPad 500 the "Best Buy - #1 Value Mobile PC" in September 1994.
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regarded the ThinkPad 500 as a bit too small for comfort.
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It contained a 50 MHz 486SLC2 and a 85 or 170 MB HDD.
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who developed computers in the same class as the 500.
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IBM
subnotebook
ThinkPad
IBM
IBM ThinkPad 701
IBM ThinkPad 350
The New York Times
Zeos
Dell
Zenith Data Systems
Hewlett-Packard
InfoWorld
PC World
"COMPANY NEWS; I.B.M. INTRODUCES SERIES OF PORTABLE COMPUTERS"
ISSN
0362-4331
"The IBM ThinkPad: 15 years old today"
The Register


"IBM subnotebook uses 486"
InfoWorld
"Notebooks May Hold Key to I.B.M.'s Revival"
ISSN
0362-4331
"Powerful IBM ThinkPad 500 is a bit too small for comfort"
InfoWorld
ThinkPad: a different shade of blue
ISBN

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