ThinkPad

ThinkPad, in 2005 was IBMPC division under the portable computer brand, with strong and reliable characteristic, who enjoys a high reputation in the industry. In IBMPC division, after acquisition Lenovo Lenovo ThinkPad trademarks for all. Since the advent ThinkPad since maintained black and the technology of classic appearance has special ideas, such as: TrackPoint (guide bar, commonly known as the little red dot), ThinkLight keyboard lamp, full size keyboard and APS (Protection System, Active Active Protection System).

ThinkPad name

The name "ThinkPad" core inspiration from the IBM pad. Each IBM employees or IBM training center trainees will get a pad (" pad "English" pad "), which is printed with enterprise's motto of "THINK". At a discussion in the name of the portable computer product meeting, a attendees with copy of this pad into the air and landed on the conference table, another name attendees inspired by the proposed can be used "ThinkPad" core this name. At first the IBM top once against the use of the name, because previously IBM has been using digital for mark product model. But "ThinkPad" core the name by the employees and customers great are well, finally IBM high-rise compromise agree to use "ThinkPad" core as product name.

Design inspiration

ThinkPad design inspiration comes from traditional Japanese lunch boxes

ThinkPad initial design work is located in Japan by IBM and design center bear. ThinkPad pure black appearance inspiration from the Japanese traditional lacquerwork lunch box: a SongHua hall lunchboxes, it full-bodied black and commonly used to pack lunch.

IBM ThinkPad started in 1992 release products, including ThinkPad 700. Initial ThinkPad and no keyboard, deserved tablet (tablet computer) category. It is equipped with an black and white liquid crystal display (LCD), substitution of hard disk drives 40 MB Flash Flash with), based on the Go PenPoint OS operating system and IBM r&d handwriting identification system. IBM then released preinstalled Microsoft Windows 3.1 and contain keyboard ThinkPad, price is US, 350, weighs three kilograms (6.5 l pounds), size is 2.2 x 11.7 x 8.3 inches (56 x 297 x 210 mm). It also assembly was the biggest 10.4 inches (264 mm) LCD screen, 25 MHz 386SX CPU, 120 MB hard disk drives have a feel good TrackPoint guide bar with the keyboard. Bright red TrackPoint be installed on clavier, not a mouse encumbrance people can use on the plane bracket easily portable computer. Although the ThinkPad computer design by lithographic in business is not successful, but it and Newton Apple to jointly create the human use Personal Digital Assistant (PDA, Personal Digital Assistant) and mobile computing era.

ThinkPad brand is from "thinking". The father of Mr NaTeng ThinkPad said: "if people can give a kind of products with thinking power, it must have beyond the technology on value."

The last 16 years, ThinkPad created many splendid, also has created many industry first. By the end of 2008, ThinkPad in global won various industry awards has received more than 3,500 item, it is almost other brands are unable to the top of the Passover; While ThinkPad created countless classical works also in mobile history constructed a "landmark".