It is a series to say as the main force of the Personal Computer for the
business which IBM to cancellation of sales of PS/55 sold from the sales start
of the Multistation.
It had the shape of the box which a system, unit is peculiar to from the
first model A to the model K.
A form became the shape of the general desk-top computer with the model M/P
put on the market when 5570 which is the beginning of PS/55 of the MCA machine
appears.
i8086 is adopted to the model H, and i80286 is adopted after the model J.
There was a model for the export for America, too.
Box Models
Desktop Models
Box Models

5551-A/B/C/D/E/G/H
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5551-J/K
|
Model |
Price (JY) |
CPU |
Mem. |
HDD |
FDD |
Font |
# Sl. |
Notes |
5551-A01 |
614,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 512 |
|
5.25 2DDx1 |
16-dot Mono |
5 |
|
5551-A05 |
1,139,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 512 |
8.1 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
16-dot Mono |
5 |
|
5551-B01 |
775,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 512 |
|
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Mono |
5 |
|
5551-B05 |
1,300,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 512 |
8.1 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Mono |
5 |
|
5551-C01 |
625,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 512 |
|
5.25 2DDx1 |
16-dot Color |
5 |
|
5551-C05 |
1,150,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 512 |
8.1 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
16-dot Color |
5 |
|
5551-D01 |
520,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
|
5.25 2DDx1 |
16-dot Mono |
6 |
|
5551-D06 |
820,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
10 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
16-dot Mono |
6 |
|
5551-E01 |
625,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
|
5.25 2DDx1 |
16-dot Color |
6 |
|
5551-E06 |
925,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
10 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
16-dot Color |
6 |
|
5551-G01 |
590,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
|
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
|
5551-G06 |
890,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
10 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
|
5551-G08 |
990,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
20 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
|
5551-H01 |
830,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
|
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Color |
6 |
|
5551-H06 |
1,113,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
10 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Color |
6 |
|
5551-H08 |
1,230,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
20 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Color |
6 |
|
5551-J02 |
905,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 16MB |
|
5.25 2HCx2 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
|
5551-J08 |
1,195,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 16MB |
20 |
5.25 2HCx1 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
|
5551-J12 |
905,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 16MB |
|
5.25 2HCx2 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
384KB Multiplex Memory Adapter is attached |
5551-J18 |
1,195,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 16MB |
20 |
5.25 2HCx1 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
384KB Multiplex Memory Adapter is attached |
5551-K02 |
1,065,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 16MB |
|
5.25 2HCx2 |
24-dot Color |
6 |
|
5551-K08 |
1,355,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 16MB |
20 |
5.25 2HCx1 |
24-dot Color |
6 |
|
5551-K12 |
1,065,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 16MB |
|
5.25 2HCx2 |
24-dot Color |
6 |
384KB Multiplex Memory Adapter is attached |
5551-K18 |
1,355,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 16MB |
20 |
5.25 2HCx1 |
24-dot Color |
6 |
384KB Multiplex Memory Adapter is attached |
5551-BU1 |
735,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 640 |
|
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Mono |
5 |
An export model for the US |
5551-BU5 |
1,260,000 |
i8086 8 MHz |
256 640 |
8.1 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Mono |
5 |
An export model for the US |
5551-GU1 |
|
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
|
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
An export model for the US |
5551-GU8 |
|
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
20 |
5.25 2DDx1 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
An export model for the US |
5551-JU2 |
950,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 1408 |
|
5.25 2HCx2 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
An export model for the US |
5551-JU8 |
1,255,000 |
i80286 8 MHz |
640 1408 |
20 |
5.25 2HCx1 |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
An export model for the US |
5551-GCx |
|
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
|
5.25 2DD |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
An export model for TAIWAN |
5551-GKx |
|
i8086 8 MHz |
256 1024 |
|
5.25 2DD |
24-dot Mono |
6 |
An export model for KOREA |
There are no materials on hand about A, B and the model C.
It guesses it more than the pattern turn of the display as follows.
Model A 16-dot Monochrome
Model B 24-dot Monochrome
Model C 16-dot Color
About the memory
The memory of 1MB and more can
be used with KDOS only as a RAM Disk.
All memories can be used with
OS/2 for the program.
About Diskette
2DD is 720KB
2HC is 1.2MB
A maximum 3 drive can be built in except for the type with the Hard Disk.
It learned to increase 3.5-inch Drive for the media change in the rest with the outside.
About the screen resolution
16-dot type is indication of a 720x512 dot.
24-dot type is indication of a 1024x768 dot.
About the graphic indication color
A model C is 4 colors indication in 16 colors at the time as indication of a
resolution 360x512 dot.
As for the rest, 16 dot type and 24 dot type, 16 colors indication in 64 colors.
About indication of a Kanji
A box pattern model isn't equipped with the Kanji ROM.
The Kanji Font Card of the option is attached, or the Kanji Font of the
software is read and made to indicate it.
When Diskette is 1 drive, a Kanji Font Card becomes indispensable.
About the model for the export
A model for the export for America is on it in the materials on hand.
The OS of each language and software are on the catalog of the software.
English,Hankul alphabet, China and Taiwan.
And, it seems that because there was "a model GU" in the corresponding
model, one more model existed.
It seems that the Multistation of the Korean character edition was being
manufactured in South Korean IBM.
As for China and Taiwan, it isn't known at present.
Dimensions:
Width: 261 mm
Depth: 410 mm
Height: 305 mm
Desktop Models

Model |
Price (JY) |
CPU |
Mem. |
HDD |
FDD |
Font |
# Sl. |
Notes |
5551-M02 |
785,000 |
i80286 10 MHz |
1MB 15MB |
|
5.25 2HCx2 |
24-dot Mono |
3 |
Kanji Font, standard equipment |
5551-M08 |
1,065,000 |
i80286 10 MHz |
1MB 15MB |
20 |
5.25 2HCx1 |
24-dot Mono |
3 |
Kanji Font, standard equipment |
5551-M12 |
707,000 |
i80286 10 MHz |
1MB 16MB |
|
5.25 2HCx2 |
24-dot Mono |
3 |
Kanji Font, standard equipment |
5551-M19 |
833,000 |
i80286 10 MHz |
1MB 16MB |
30 |
5.25 2HCx1 |
24-dot Mono |
3 |
Kanji Font, standard equipment |
5551-P02 |
935,000 |
i80286 10 MHz |
1MB 15MB |
|
5.25 2HCx2 |
24-dot Color |
3 |
Kanji Font, Graphic Support Function LSI standard equipment |
5551-P08 |
1,215,000 |
i80286 10 MHz |
1MB 15MB |
20 |
5.25 2HCx1 |
24-dot Color |
3 |
Kanji Font, Graphic Support Function LSI standard equipment |
5551-P12 |
842,000 |
i80286 10 MHz |
1MB 16MB |
|
5.25 2HCx2 |
24-dot Color |
3 |
Kanji Font, Graphic Support Function LSI standard equipment |
5551-P19 |
968,000 |
i80286 10 MHz |
1MB 16MB |
30 |
5.25 2HCx1 |
24-dot Color |
3 |
Kanji Font, Graphic Support Function LSI standard equipment |
About the memory
The memory of 1MB and more can be used with KDOS only as a RAM Disk.
All memories can be used with OS/2 for the program.
About Diskette
3.5-inch drives for the media change can be increased with the outside.
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