IBM/Lenovo's Yamato Lab where the Think line of products is developed The first ThinkPads were very successful, collecting more than 300+ awards for design and quality. The resulting report documented the ThinkPad's excellent performance under difficult conditions "The ThinkPad is an impressive machine, rugged enough to be used without special care in the worst conditions Egypt has to offer."
IBM marketed the ThinkPad creatively, through methods such as early customer pilot programs, numerous pre-launch announcements, and an extensive loaner program designed to showcase the product's strengths and weaknesses, including loaning a machine to archaeologists excavating the ancient Egyptian city of Leontopolis. The ThinkPad tablet became available for purchase by the general public, as the 700T, in October of the same year. The first ThinkPad tablet, a PenPoint-based device formally known as the IBM 2521 ThinkPad, was positioned as a developer's release.
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For his innovative design management leadership during ThinkPad development, Hardy was named "innovator of the Year 1992" by PC Magazine. This system was established in several key global Design Centers by Hardy so IBM designers could visually communicate more effectively and interact directly with Sapper for advice on their projects. This 1990–1992 "pre-Internet" collaboration between Italy and Japan was facilitated by a special Sony digital communications system that transmitted high-res images over telephone lines. Development of the 700C also involved a close working relationship between Sapper and Kazuhiko Yamazaki, lead notebook designer at IBM's Yamato Design Center in Japan and liaison between Sapper and Yamato engineering. This machine was the first product produced under IBM's new "differentiated product personality" strategy, a collaboration between Richard Sapper and Tom Hardy, head of the corporate IBM Design Program. In April 1992, IBM announced the first ThinkPad model, the 700, later renamed the 700T after the release of three newer models, the 300, (new) 700 and 700C in October 1992. The name was opposed by the IBM corporate naming committee as all the names for IBM computers were numeric at that time, but "ThinkPad" was kept due to praise from journalists and the public. The name "ThinkPad" was suggested by IBM employee Denny Wainwright, who had one such notepad in his pocket. With every minicomputer and mainframe, IBM installed (almost all were leased – not sold), a blue plastic sign was placed atop the operator's console, with the text "Think" printed on an aluminum plate.įor decades IBM had also distributed small notepads with the word "THINK" emblazoned on a brown leatherette cover to customers and employees. first introduced "Think" as an IBM slogan in the 1920s. The name "ThinkPad" was a product of IBM's corporate history and culture. Īn original IBM THINK notepad (above), which inspired the laptop name, and the notepad refill information (below)
ThinkPads have also for several years been one of the preferred laptops used by the United Nations.
ThinkPad laptops have been used in outer space and for many years were the only laptops certified for use on the International Space Station. It has seen significant success in the business market. The ThinkPad line was first developed at the IBM Yamato Facility in Japan, and the first ThinkPads were released in October 1992. Most models also feature a red-colored trackpoint on the keyboard, which has become an iconic and distinctive design characteristic associated with the ThinkPad line. ThinkPads have a distinct black, boxy design language, inspired by a Japanese bento lunchbox, which originated in 1990 and is still used in some models. ThinkPad is a line of business-oriented laptop computers and tablets designed, developed and marketed by Lenovo, and formerly by IBM until 2005, when IBM's PC business was acquired by Lenovo.
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