This Does Not Compute | ThinkPad 701c: IBM's Butterfly Laptop @ThisDoesNotCompute | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 days ago.
In the mid-90s, frequent travelers wanted laptops that were small and light, but this often meant giving up a comfortable keyboard. But IBM came up with a clever idea, and produced one of the most interesting -- and sought-after -- subnotebooks ever made.

Sources:
"Don't Judge a Notebook by Its Cover," CIO Magazine, June 1, 1995.
"Benchmark Tests: Subnotebooks," PC Magazine, August 1995.

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