IBM PS/2 Model CL57 SX


The IBM Personal System/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 and has a trackball.
It can run IBM OS/2.
It was priced at and available from April 1992.

Reception

It was not favorably received by the market.