192-273 IBM PC COMPANY PERSONAL SYSTEMS FALL 1992 ANNOUNCEMENT OVERVIEW New Personal Systems reinforce IBM's continuing leadership in the personal computing marketplace. The PS/ValuePoint (TM) product line is a new family of Desktop/Client industry compatible systems and displays with IBM value-add, at an attractive price. Additionally, o High-quality, value-priced systems, engineered by IBM with the objective of meeting or exceeding typical industry standard function and performance levels o The best technology and component values in the industry o Developed and manufactured to IBM's high standards of quality and reliability o Tested by IBM to standards that exceed industry norms o Compatibility with readily available upgrade options o Service and support by IBM's quality field organization o From IBM, the company with a long term commitment to customers' success. The ThinkPad (TM) family is a new brand of mobile systems, including: ThinkPad 700 and 700C o State of the art technology o World's largest notebook active matrix color screen o Truly vivid graphics o IBM's 486SLC processor o Upgradeable hard file, processor and display o Exclusive "TrackPoint II" pointing device ThinkPad 300 o For maximum-value oriented customers o Upgradeable display and hard file o Optional "Port Replicator" for peripheral attachment o Low power technology ThinkPad 700T o Pen-based tablet now available through IBM Direct sales o Solid state hard file o Backlit transflective display. Also announced are two new expansion units for the N51 SLC (TM) and the ThinkPad 700 and 700C, which include security and SCSI expansion. Reference: In addition to this announcement, refer to Product Announcement 192-221, dated September 21, 1992, an overview that contains more detailed descriptions of the following: o Leadership Brand PS/2 (R) enhancements o InfoWindow (R) II Display Stations o Enhanced system software. (TM) Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. IN BRIEF . . . IBM Personal System/ValuePoint o Value-priced offering o Industry compatibility o IBM value-add: - Quality - Reliability - Service - Support Ten new models: o Four different processors: - 25MHz 386SLC (TM) - 25MHz 486SX - 33MHz 486DX - 33/66MHz 486DX2 o Memory, DASD variants o SVGA graphics o DOS or OS/2 preinstalled on fixed disk models Three color displays: o Non-interlaced multiscan o VGA, SVGA, XGA (R) compatibility IBM ThinkPad o A new brand of mobile system - Three notebook computers - Pen-based tablet - Two expansion units ThinkPad 700 and 700C: o Leadership technology o Largest (Notebook) active matrix color screen o Exclusive "TrackPoint II" pointing device ThinkPad 300: o State of the industry performance o For maximum-value oriented customers ThinkPad 700T: o Pen-based leadership o Moisture and dust resistant