IBM ThinkPad TransNote
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 IBM ThinkPad TransNote | |
| Manufacturer | IBM |
|---|---|
| Product family | ThinkPad |
| Type | 2-in-1 PC, Graphics tablet |
| Release date | February 28, 2001[1] |
| Discontinued | October 28, 2003[2] |
| Operating system | |
| CPU | Mobile Intel Pentium III (Coppermine) @ 600 MHz |
| Memory | 64-320 MB PC100 SDRAM |
| Storage | 10 or 20 GB HDD |
| Removable storage | CompactFlash |
| Display | 10.4" SVGA TFT Touchscreen |
| Graphics | ATI Rage Mobility M |
The IBM ThinkPad TransNote is a notebook computer by IBM.[3]
Features
[edit]The TransNote consists of a leather-like folio case which contains a computer on one side and a paper notebook on the other side.[4]
The technology is comparable to the CrossPad, which used a similar design as the TransNote.[5]
Specifications
[edit]The TransNote comes equipped with:
- 10.4" TFT FlipTouch display (800x600 resolution)
- 600 MHz Intel Mobile Pentium III
- ATi Rage Mobility M 4MB[6]
- 10GB or 20GB HDD
- 64MB PC-100 memory standard, 320 MB max
- CompactFlash dock
- CardBus slot (type 2)
- PC Card slot.[7]
- Two audio controllers:
- Intel AC'97 Audio with a CS4297A codec
- Crystal Semiconductor CS4281
- MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
- ThinkScribe digital notepad
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The battery pack uses flat Samsung 103450 cells.[8]
Reception
[edit]Computerworld called it a "failed design" because it tried to blend a large 3M digitized pad with a tiny underpowered laptop in the same product.[9] PCQuest viewed it as an attractive choice for people who travel a lot.[10] TechRepublic called it one of the 25 "unique and bizarre breakthroughs" in laptop innovation.[11]
Awards
[edit]The TransNote won a Gold iF Product Design Award in 2002 in the product discipline.[12] The TransNote was the winner in the PC category of the PC Magazine Awards for Technical Excellence in 2001.
Further developments
[edit]IBM announced the discontinuation of the TransNote in February 2002, intending to discontinue it at the end of the year.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Announcement Letter 101-039, IBM ThinkPad TransNote Portfolio Notebook Redefines Mobile Computing" (PDF) (Press release). IBM. February 20, 2001.
- ^ "Announcement Letter 903-189, Hardware withdrawal: Selected IBM ThinkPad notebook computers - Replacements available" (PDF) (Press release). IBM. September 30, 2003.
- ^ Schofield, Jack (2001-01-18). "Putting pen to PC". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Pen Computing Magazine: IBM ThinkPad TransNote". Pen Computing Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Wagstaff, Jeremy. "IBM's TransNote Lets Users Doodle Without Much Fuss". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Category:TransNote - ThinkWiki". www.thinkwiki.org. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ "ThinkPad TransNote | WIRED". WIRED. 2016-12-21. Archived from the original on Dec 21, 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Fail Of The Week: Battery Packin'". Hackaday. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Enderle, Rob (2019-05-20). "Lenovo Accelerate: The coming disruptive evolution/evolution of the laptop". Computerworld. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Rajguru, Sunil (2001-07-11). "IBM ThinkPad TransNote: Notebook-cum-digital Notepad". PCQuest. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Forrest, Conner (April 14, 2016). "Laptop innovation: A history of unique and bizarre breakthroughs". TechRepublic. p. 23. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "IBM ThinkPad TransNote". International Forum Design. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Spooner, John G. "IBM erases pen-based notebook". ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
External links
[edit]- TransNote: a new product for IBM, a new experience for Research at the Wayback Machine (archived February 9, 2006)
- Transnote.info at the Wayback Machine (archived July 17, 2016)
- Laptop.pics
- Japanese TransNote brochure Archived 2022-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- IBM Hardware Maintenance Manual