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ThinkPad 701C

2523 · 1995–1996 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel 486SLC2 50 MHz
Ram: max: 16 MB (proprietary memory cards) · base: 4 MB
Ports: Serial · Parallel · PS/2 keyboard/mouse · PC Card
Battery: NiMH removable
Display: 10.4" color TFT, 640×480
Storage: base: 360 MB HDD · options: 540 MB HDD
Weight: 2.3 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 95 (unofficial) · shipped: PC DOS with Microsoft Windows 3.1

Variants

Revisions

701Cs701Cs1995 budget variant, DSTN dual-scan display

Upgrade paths

RAM

16 MB via proprietary IBM memory cards · Same card format as the rest of the 700 series, not standard SIMMs.

MODERATE

storage

540 MB HDD (period options only) · 2.5" IDE drive is physically accessible, but the machine's fame is the TrackWrite "butterfly" keyboard, not upgradability.

MODERATE