From: Bert Haskins (bhaskins_at_triton.net)
Date: Thu Feb 07 2002 - 11:06:02 EST
I think it would be great if we (the list) could expand on this.
IBM's numbering (system?) can be very confusing some (most) of the time.
It would be nice to have sort of a family tree maybe as an ongoing
project.
Thanks, Bert
Nat wrote:
> I think:
>
> - 380, 390, and may be 770 is now an 'A' series
> - 701 leaping to 240?
> - 760, 600 is now a 'T' series?
> - 701 (maybe?), 240, 560, 570 is now a 'X' Series
> - all the I series are now R series?
>
> IBM is aiming at ??
>
> - 'A' for anyone who want business/desktop replacement
>
> - 'T' for anyone who can live with one
> device in ultrabay at a time?
> - 'X' is for anyone who can live without
> cdrom/dvd/floppy in their ultrabay device
> - 'R' is for anyone who don't want to spend a lot of
> $$$
>
> --- Juan Vizoso <vizoso_at_telcel.net.ve> wrote:
> > Hey there,
> >
> > Being new to thinkpads, I'm now recommending them to
> > everyone I know; however I
> > want to know more about the different older models
> > of the thinkpads...
> >
> > I know the 240 is the older X series, and the 600
> > (and 770) are similar to the T
> > series, don't know if there was something like the A
> > series before them, I also
> > own an I series 1200, I know they are the "cheap"
> > series (now the R series)
> >
> > Will someone with more knowledge please "enlighten"
> > me? or point me to the right
> > direction?
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > juan
> >
> >
>
> =====
> -nat
>
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